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booby noun [ ˈbuːbi ]

• a stupid person.
Similar: idiot, fool, stupid person, simpleton, moron, cretin, imbecile, ignoramus, oaf, dunce, dolt, dullard, nincompoop, duffer, jackass, bungler, blunderer, dope, chump, clot, clod, nitwit, dimwit, wally, airhead, birdbrain, lamebrain, pea-brain, numbskull, thickhead, fathead, blockhead, bonehead, meathead, dunderhead, chucklehead, knucklehead, pinhead, cloth-head, wooden-head, dipstick, dumb-bell, dumbhead, dumbo, dummy, dum-dum, noodle, nerd, ninny, donkey, berk, divvy, nit, numpty, ass, goat, mug, pillock, prat, silly billy, wazzock, muppet, balloon, cuddy, galoot, nyaff, doofus, goof, goofball, goofus, putz, bozo, dumbass, lamer, boob, chowderhead, meatball, lummox, turkey, clunk, ding-a-ling, dip, palooka, poop, galah, drongo, alec, alick, dingbat, nong, dick, dildo, fuckwit, arse, arsehole, knobhead, asshole, asshat,
• a large tropical seabird of the gannet family, with brown, black, or white plumage and brightly coloured feet.
Origin: early 17th century: probably from Spanish bobo (in both senses), from Latin balbus ‘stammering’.

booby noun

• a woman's breast.
Origin: 1930s: alteration of dialect bubby (see boob2).


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