buh
/buː/
The German word for the English exclamation "boo" is buh.
buh is a loud exclamation used to intentionally scare someone. If you wish to describe the act of shouting boos at someone, the verb ausbuhen is used, while the noun for a derisive shout is Buhruf.
Meaning: loud exclamation intended to scare someone (intj)
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
/buː/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not confuse buh with Boah! Boah! is an informal exclamation used to convey amazement, excitement, astonishment or irritation.
Did you know?
- When playing peek-a-boo with a baby, German parents will use the same Buh! sound that a person would use to scare a friend.
- In German football culture, a loud buh from the crowd is often accompanied by a rhythmic whistling to signal a player's failure.
- In German theatre and sports, the act of booing is called ausbuhen, which literally means to 'boo someone out' of the building.
Examples in context
- Buh! Runter von der Bühne!Boo! Get off the stage!This sentence is useful for seeing how to use buh as an exclamation to demand someone leave a stage.Tatoeba #13758599 by brauchinet, translation #13758595 by rul
- Buh! Du hast mich erschreckt!Boo! You scared me!
Example conversation
Hannah is playing a prank on Maximilian in the living room.
- HannahBuh!Boo!
- MaximilianAch, Hannah! Du hast mich erschreckt.Oh, Hannah! You scared me.
- HannahEs tut mir leid, Maximilian.I am sorry, Maximilian.
- MaximilianSchon okay, aber mach das nicht nochmal.It's okay, but don't do that again.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “boo” translations and entries buh, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
