English Explanatory Dictionary

boob

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An idiot; a fool.
  2. A mistake.
verb
  1. To behave stupidly; to act like a boob.
  2. To make a mistake.
noun
  1. A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.
noun
  1. A prison; jail.

Pronunciation

/ˈbuːb/ en-us-boob.ogg

Word forms

boob boobs boobing boobed

Etymology

Clipped form of booby (“fool”). Appeared near the beginning of the twentieth century; more information at booby § Etymology 1.

Synonyms

breasts

Derived words

boobery boobish boobocracy booboisie boob up bewb big boob big-boob booba boobage boob augmentation boob cancer boob envy boobfeed boobfeeder boobfest boobgasm Boobgate boobilicious boob implant boobitis boob job boob juice boobless boob light booblike boob milk boob reduction boobsicle boob-sling boob sock boobtacular boobtastic boob tube boobular boob window foob free-boob man boob man-boob manboob megaboob moob on the boob outboob side boob side-boob sideboob sore boob means more boob underboob
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