English Explanatory Dictionary

booby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stupid person.
  2. Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.
  3. In the game of croquet, a ball that has not passed through the first wicket.
verb
  1. To behave stupidly; to act like a booby.
  2. To install a booby trap on or at (something); to attack (someone) with a booby trap.
adj
  1. Stupid; unintelligent.
noun
  1. A breast.
adj
  1. Displaying breasts prominently.
  2. Having large breasts.

Pronunciation

/ˈbuːbi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-booby.wav

Word forms

booby boobies boobying boobied more booby most booby boobier boobiest

Etymology

17th century. From Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus (“stammering”). (bird): Compare typologically Translingual Morus, German Tölpel, Polish głuptak (akin to głupek), Russian о́луша (óluša) (akin to о́лух (ólux)).

Synonyms

alcatote asshat arsehole asshole bayard berk birdbrain blither bobchin bonehead bozo buffoon brickhead Charlie chucklehead chowderhead chump clart clown der-brain dill pickle dim bulb dimwit dingleberry dipshit dipstick dirtbrain div divvo divvy dolt donk doodle doofus dope dork dote dotterel dullard dumbass dumbbell dumbo dumb fuck dummy dunce dunderhead dupe fathead fenderhead fiddle fuckwit fuzznut geck gig gink goober gooseberry gowk gubbins gump

Derived words

Abbott's booby Papasula abbotti blue-footed booby Sula nebouxii boobyish boobyism booby prize booby trap Brewster's booby brown booby Sula leucogaster masked booby Sula dactylatra Nazca booby Sula granti Peruvian booby Sula variegata red-footed booby Sula sula Tasman booby Sula dactylatra tasmani booby hatch booby-hatch booby house booby hut booby hutch booby-trap booby-trapped hankin booby boob
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