Cries of disapproval

The answer

BOOS

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BOOS answer page.

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• BAHS (1 uses in xd)
• CATCALLS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for BOOS

Every other clue in this collection answered by BOOS, most used first.

• Greets the villain - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Derisive calls - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Sounds of disapproval - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Ghostly greetings - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Hecklers' chorus - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Bronx cheers - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Catcalls - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Heckles - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Raspberry relatives - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Reacts to a bad call - used 6 times, most recently in 2018

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Sounds of disapproval - TSKS, used 87 times
• Cries of discovery - AHAS, used 76 times
• Corrida cries - OLES, used 57 times
• Flamenco cries - OLES, used 35 times
• Kitten cries - MEWS, used 31 times
• Cries of surprise - OHOS, used 30 times

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