I was already acquainted with the expression "Boo" in reference to a girlfriend, but as a Melmacian, I had to give the OP the literal version, too.

Now I'm confused about who's pulling who's leg here now :/
I live in a tiny piddly country in Europe and even I know what a black man means with "boo".
I personally dislike it. To me it sounds derogatory.




Well since that word is usually associated with a scare tactic , I can see why it doesn't exactly get your romantic juices flowing CrystalFairy ... or mine for that matter I am no linguist expert but from what I understand, the term "boo" is actually derived from the french word "beau", which we all know means beautiful , so the intentions were good .
Now that you know of its sweet origin, does the petname " boo" make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside????
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Me neither.

Although I knew right away what the original poster meant, I like my original response better.

I didn't know what it meant. I've never heard it before.

I didn't know what it meant. I've never heard it before.




No probs winx. You're among friends . By the way, did any of you guys know about the term "bae"? Its another equivalent of sweetheart in the American urban vernacular. Its actually the abbreviated form of "babe". . Im just being proactive in the event that someone starts a thread about looking for their "bae" ... cuz ya know dododavid wil be sending multiple photos of a BAY and confuse the hell out of everybody! Lol

No probs winx. You're among friends . By the way, did any of you guys know about the term "bae"? Its another equivalent of sweetheart in the American urban vernacular. Its actually the abbreviated form of "babe". . Im just being proactive in the event that someone starts a thread about looking for their "bae" ... cuz ya know dododavid wil be sending multiple photos of a BAY and confuse the hell out of everybody! Lol


Thanks.

I do know the term, "bae". Girlfriend. Kids are saying it.

Thanks for being proactive.


Well. I sure did mess up that quote.

My daughter calls me Bae, she said it means '''before anyone else'''

Maybe it's different in different countries


That's so sweet of her.

Hi

Thanks.

I do know the term, "bae". Girlfriend. Kids are saying it.

Thanks for being proactive.


Well. I sure did mess up that quote.


My daughter calls me Bae, she said it means '''before anyone else'''

Maybe it's different in different countries


I think you might be right about the true origin joe. I just googled it lol. In my island of Trinidad where I live , 'bae' is not popularly used. Neither is 'boo' for that matter but we know about it because of the strong influence of American music here .Interestingly enough the research I googled stated that most people ASSUME that ' bae' comes from the word babe when the truth is what you said joethebricky. IVE BEEN SCHOOLED and I love it! Thanks!

Ps: Winx is right. It really is very sweet that your daughter calls you that :)

Well it was certainly more entertaining than my response. No debate there

Im kind of surprised that more people havent heard of "boo" and its meaning as it pertains to this thread lol....Ive known about it awhile now...but hell, I know what the Stankey Leg and the George Jefferson are too

I was surprised too RebelArcher. I thought they were all joking until the question was asked by 3 different people. To be fair, 'boo' was used way more in the 90's than it is used nowadays I think. They are familiar with 'bae' because its way more current. Come to think of it...Maybe the focus shouldn't be on them not knowing about a term that was popular in the 90s . Maybe we should be embarrassed that the both of us are stuck in a time warp! Hahaha

Ps: You didn't help one bit in proving our relevance when you started waving around funky words like the george jefferson and the stanky leg

... References from the 70's ...

The Stankey Leg and the George Jefferson are timeless!

Ps: You didn't help one bit in proving our relevance when you started waving around funky words like the george jefferson and the stanky leg

... References from the 70's ...
The Stankey Leg and the George Jefferson are timeless!


Just dont bust out any of those moves with the other chaperons at your kids high school dance.Scary stuff!

Thanks for the info...I think I will continue to use proper English...Thank You

Sorry Crystal I was serious...
I even asked another friend up here before I asked in here.
He had never heard of it either.


Another great reason why I like the Forums so much I learn something new almost everyday.