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TOPIK 5noun

야유

yayu

야유가 · 야유를

jeering, booing, heckling

Example

심판의 판정에 관중들이 야유를 보냈습니다.

The crowd booed at the referee's call.

Word parts

야 ridicule유 mock

Literally 'ridiculing and mocking'.

Good to know

The opposite of 환호; common collocations are 야유를 보내다 and 야유가 쏟아지다.