Booing is the act of showing displeasure for someone or something, generally an entertainer, by loudly yelling "Boo" (and holding the "oo" sound) or making other noises of disparagement, such as animal noises. The sounds of donkeys, snakes, geese, cattle and cats are quite popular. The donkey or ass, Equus asinus, is a member of the Equidae or horse family and an odd-toed ungulate. A snake is an elongate Reptile of the suborder Serpentes Like all reptiles snakes are covered in scales. Goose (plural geese) is the English name for a considerable number of Birds belonging to the family Anatidae. Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family WikipediaManual of Style (spelling, articles should conform to one overall spelling style of English typically the one most linked to the article topic (if it is geographic The sound is often accompanied by one or two hands giving the thumbs down sign. For the Chinese newspaper see Thumbs Up (newspaper. For the Indian Cola drink see Thums Up A thumbs up or thumbs down is If spectators particularly dislike the performance they may also accompany booing by throwing objects onstage, though the objects may not be meant to physically hurt the performer. Booing can also be expressed to startle someone.

Boo can also be a name for one's girlfriend or boyfriend.

Examples

• On Maury, the audience will boo on some "bad" people that come to the stage. Maury (formerly known as The Maury Povich Show) is a syndicated American television show hosted by Maury Povich, created along the same lines

• In A Star Is Burns, an episode of The Simpsons, Montgomery Burns asks a displeased audience, "Are you saying boo or boo-urns?"

• On the game show The Price Is Right, the audience will boo contestants who do not spin the "big wheel" completely around in a single spin as required by the rules. " A Star Is Burns " is the 18th episode of The Simpsons ' sixth season. Charles Montgomery Burns, also referred to as Mr Burns is a recurring Fictional character and Antagonist in the animated television series The Price Is Right is an five time Emmy Award-winning American Game show centering on contestants guessing the retail prices of featured prizes
• In sports, booing is quite common, both at players after poor play or referees/umpires after an unpopular ruling. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many Sports Officials in various sports are known by a variety of titles including referee A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many Sports Officials in various sports are known by a variety of titles including referee

• On the American variety show Showtime at the Apollo, the audiences are infamous for quickly showing their displeasure for bad performances, and are encouraged to do so by the hosts. A variety show or variety entertainment is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts especially Musical performances and Comedy Skits and
• A villainous character may also be booed to show a dislike of said character, rather than the acting skills of the thespian portraying him or her. Melodrama performances may encourage it, along with cheering at the hero/heroine, and throwing popcorn at the stage in order to display empathy at said character.
• Mexican fans sometimes boo by chanting, "Culero! Culero!" ("Asshole!" in Mexican Spanish). Mexican Spanish ( español mexicano in Spanish is the Spanish language as it is spoken in Mexico.
• In professional wrestling, the audience will usually boo the "bad guy". Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines.
• In British pantomime, the audience will be expected to boo the villain of the piece as they make their entrance and exit, and to boo and hiss as he or she divulges their dastardly plans. Pantomime (informally panto) (not to be confused with a Mime artist, referring to a theatrical performer of mime is a performance genre traditionally found
• A "spin off" of sorts is the "blooing" of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps whenever they take the field (this is commonly mistaken as booing).
• After the Marquise de Meurteil is exposed for her deceit in the movie Dangerous Liaisons, the crowd at the opera unanimously booes her. Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Malkovich, Glenn Close and Michelle Pfeiffer.
• On the UK series of Big Brother, most housemates are booed on their evictions. Big Brother is a Reality television series broadcast in the United Kingdom and However, in recent years most housemates are booed before they even enter the house. The crowd have sometimes been labelled as "chavs". Chav (ʧæv or Charv/Charva (ʧɑːv It has also been noticed that young attractive females mostly receive negative receptions, while young attractive males almost always receive positive receptions.

History

Booing performers has a very long history, possibly to the days of ancient Greece, where audiences would boo and applaud bad and good performances, respectively. The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca This practice has in recent times come under criticism: the opinion is often expressed that to boo a bad performance is unkind and demonstrates a lack of sophistication. However, the counterargument goes that the combination of booing and applause help keep the quality of public performance high, by emotionally rewarding the good and punishing the bad.

This debate is especially relevant to the opera world where passionate applause and rowdy booing have long been a part of the tradition. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Recently in the United States, however, this practice has come under attack. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the As opera attendance has become viewed as an indulgence of the rich, the act of booing has fallen out of favor. Proponents of booing blame this trend for what they view as a general decline in the quality of modern American opera.

See also

• Applause
• Audience participation
• Heckling

External links

• Where Do Hecklers Come From? The origins of booing on Slate. Applause ( Latin applaudere to strike upon clap is primarily the expression of approval by the act of Clapping, or striking the palms of the hands together Brooklyn Book Festival crowd by David Shankbonejpg|thumb|An audience at the Brooklyn Book Festival in New York City. A heckler is a person who shouts a disparaging comment at a performance or event or interrupting set-piece speeches for example at a political meeting Slate is an English-language online current affairs and culture Magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael