Definition

1. Verb:
   • To boo, to shout down: To express strong disapproval, protest, or scorn towards someone or something by shouting loudly and collectively.

Usage

• The verb la ó is used to describe the action of a crowd or group of people making loud, disapproving noises, often to interrupt or show contempt for a speaker, performer, or idea.
• It typically implies a public, vocal, and negative reaction.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Khán giả bắt đầu la ó khi diễn viên đọc sai lời thoại. (The audience began to boo when the actor flubbed the lines.)
  • Đám đông la ó phản đối quyết định của chính trị gia. (The crowd shouted down in protest against the politician's decision.)
  • Cầu thủ đó bị cổ động viên đội khách la ó mỗi lần anh ta chạm bóng. (That player was booed by the away fans every time he touched the ball.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị la ó": to be booed, to get heckled.
  • Bài phát biểu dài dòng của ông ấy đã bị la ó. (His long-winded speech was heckled.)
• The action is often spontaneous and emotional, reflecting immediate public displeasure.

Variants and Related Words

• La hét (verb): To yell, to scream. (This is more general and can be for any reason, not specifically disapproval.)
• Phản đối (verb): To oppose, to protest. (A broader term for opposition, not necessarily vocal or public shouting.)
• Chế nhạo (verb): To mock, to ridicule. (Focuses on scorn and mockery, which can be a component of la ó.)

Synonyms

• Boo (verb): To show disapproval by shouting 'boo'.
• Heckle (verb): To interrupt a speaker with aggressive comments or questions.
• Jeer (verb): To make rude and mocking remarks, especially in a loud voice.
• Shout down (phrasal verb): To prevent someone from being heard by shouting loudly.

Related Phrases

• La ó phản đối: To boo in protest.
  • Họ la ó phản đối mức phí mới. (They booed in protest of the new fee.)
• Tiếng la ó: The sound of booing, boos.
  • Sân vận động vang lên tiếng la ó. (The stadium echoed with boos.)

Related Idioms

• While la ó itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the concept is central to expressions of public censure.
• Ném đá (verb - colloquial): Literally "to throw stones," figuratively means to harshly criticize online or in public. This is a modern, related concept for expressing disapproval, though not identical to the vocal act of la ó.

verb

1. to boo, to shout down