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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
boob1       [boob] Pronunciation Key Slang.
–noun
1.a stupid person; fool; dunce.
2.British. a blunder; mistake.
–verb (used without object)
3.British. to blunder.

[Origin: 1905–10, Americanism; back formation from booby1]
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boob2       [boob] Pronunciation Key
–noun Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
a female breast.

[Origin: 1945–50; appar. back formation from booby2]
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boob 1       (bōōb)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Slang
A stupid or foolish person; a dolt.


[Short for booby1.]

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boob 2       (bōōb)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Vulgar Slang
A woman's breast.


[Short for booby2.]

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
boob 
"stupid person," 1909, Amer.Eng. slang, perhaps from booby.

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boob

noun
1. an ignorant or foolish person [syn: dumbbell
2. either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman [syn: breast

verb
1. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" [syn: drop the ball

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