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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

boo up en · VERB

Etymology

From boo (“significant other”); compare booed up.

Meanings

  1. (US, intransitive, slang) To start a romantic relationship with someone.
    • Although the No. 1 single “As It Was” set the shimmying, shimmering stage for the album — with its ’80s pogo pop that has you breaking out your best Molly Ringwald moves — the second half of “Harry’s House” settles into dreamy, woozy balladry that will have you booing up. Or getting on Tinder to find one. 2022 May 20, Chuck Arnold, “Harry Styles takes it to the bedroom on ‘Harry’s House’”, in New York Post:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
booing up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
boos up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
booed up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
booed up Tense=Past lexicographic
boo'd up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
boo'd up Tense=Past lexicographic