boo word

boo word
 n.— «For Some The Word “Workaholic” Is A Boo Word, For Others It Is A Hurray Word.» —“Beware Of Your Hurricane Harry” by Baden Eunson Business Review Weekly (Australia) Nov. 5, 1983. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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