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French
Etymology
From hu (“confused clamor, noise”) + -ée; see hue (“yah!”).
Pronunciation
Noun
huée f (plural huées)
- (hunting) hallooing
- (in the plural) boos, booing
1865, Jules Verne, chapter 28, in De la Terre à la Lune [From the Earth to the Moon], J. Hetzel et Compagnie, published 1868:Le 8, rien. Le 9, le soleil reparut un instant comme pour narguer les Américains. Il fut couvert de huées, et, blessé sans doute d’un pareil accueil, il se montra fort avare de ses rayons.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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