Dictionary

hoo boy en · INTJ

Meanings

1. Used to express strong emotion, especially relief or mock dread.
   • “Hoo boy,” Duff says under his breath. “Jase got burned deep on that pass.” 2015, Huntley Fitzpatrick, The Boy Most Likely To, →ISBN, page 274:
   • It sounds a lot like a ... well, like a fart, but—hoo boy—I would not like to be standing behind whoever it was that let it out. 2009, Richard Scrimger, The Boy from Earth, →ISBN, page 146:
   • Mallory exhaled noisily. “Hoo boy, I was hoping to leave that one alone for a while. Like, years and years." 2015, Chris Loblaw, The Patchwork Boy, →ISBN, page 138:

Forms

Synonyms

whew · hoo doggy