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booby
1[ boo-bee ]
noun
, plural boo·bies.
- a stupid person; dunce.
- a gannet of the genus Sula, having a bright bill, bright feet, or both: some are endangered.
booby
2[ boo-bee ]
noun
, Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
, plural boob·ies.
- a female breast.
booby
/ ˈbuːbɪ /
noun
- an ignorant or foolish person
- the losing player in a game
- any of several tropical marine birds of the genus Sula : family Sulidae , order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, cormorants, etc). They have a straight stout bill and the plumage is white with darker markings Compare gannet
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Other Words From
- booby·ish adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of booby1
1590–1600; earlier pooby, apparently blend of poop to befool (now obsolete) and baby; booby 1( def 2 ) perhaps by association with Spanish bobo < Latin balbus stuttering
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Word History and Origins
Origin of booby1
C17: from Spanish bobo , from Latin balbus stammering
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Example Sentences
Diane Wilkerson: Booby-Trapped State Senator It has taken a lot to stand out as corrupt in Massachusetts politics recently.
From The Daily Beast
In the afternoon we landed on Booby Island and at night procured turtles, and about a thousand eggs.
From Project Gutenberg
Lady Booby, few as are the strokes given to her, is not much less alive than Lady Bellaston.
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Booby traps were numerous, and special companies were hunting for them.
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The Booby Isle was soon reached, and our sport there was equal to any we had elsewhere.
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They think they might have been forced to lie out all night but for the sagacity of "Booby."
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