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boob

1[boob] 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 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.]
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