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boob

1  [boob] Slang.
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–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 booby 1

boob

2  [boob]
–noun Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
a female breast.
Origin:
1945–50; appar. back formation from booby 2
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boob 1   (bōōb)   
n.   Slang
A stupid or foolish person; a dolt.

[Short for booby1.]
boob 2   (bōōb)   
n.   Vulgar Slang
A woman's breast.

[Short for booby2.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
boob [bub]

  1. n.
    a stupid person; a rural oaf. : Why did I marry a boob like you?
  2. n.
    and booby. [ˈbubi]a breast. (Usually plural. Usually objectionable.) : With boobs like that, she can go anywhere she likes.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

boob 
"stupid person," 1909, Amer.Eng. slang, perhaps from booby.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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