English Explanatory Dictionary

booty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.
  2. Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war, or seized by piracy.
  3. Something that has been stolen or illegally, mischievously, or greedily obtained from elsewhere.
noun
  1. The buttocks.
  2. A person considered as a sexual partner or sex object.
  3. Sexual intercourse.
adj
  1. Of low quality; bad.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of bootee.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈbuːti/ [ˈbʊu̯tʰɪi̯] En-au-booty.ogg /ˈbuːɾi/ [ˈbʊu̯ɾɪi̯]

Word forms

booty booties bootyn Bootys

Etymology

From Middle English buty, botye, bottyne, from Old French butin, botin, from Middle Low German bǖte (“distribution, exchange, loot”), of obscure origin, but related to Middle High German biute, German Beute (“booty”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“profit, gains; victory”). Sense perhaps influenced by boot (as in to boot).

Synonyms

boodle booty fang gizzit haul hot property loot pelf pickings pillage plunder prigging sack spoil spoils swag 'tocks arse arse cheeks ass ass cheeks back backside batty behind blessed assurance botty bottom bum bum cheeks buns butt butt cheeks buttocks caboose cheeks derriere dicky fanny fourth point of contact gluteus maximus glutes gooseberry-grinder gyatt heinie hiney hinderlin hurdies jacksie keester keister moon moneymaker nates nether cheeks patootie peach posterior rear rear end

Related words

boodle manubial fence stauling-ken swag bag leave someone holding the bag too hot to hold

Derived words

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