booby

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbuːbi/ Rhymes: -uːbi === Etymology 1 === 17th century. From Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus (“stammering”). ==== Noun ==== booby (plural boobies) A stupid person. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid. In the game of croquet, a ball that has not passed through the first wicket. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== booby (third-person singular simple present boobies, present participle boobying, simple past and past participle boobied) (rare, intransitive) To behave stupidly; to act like a booby. (transitive) To install a booby trap on or at (something); to attack (someone) with a booby trap. ==== Adjective ==== booby (comparative more booby, superlative most booby) (slang, obsolete) Stupid; unintelligent. Synonyms: boobish, boobily; see also Thesaurus:stupid === Etymology 2 === From the earlier form bubby. ==== Noun ==== booby (plural boobies) (colloquial or childish) A breast. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:breast ===== Derived terms ===== boob ===== Descendants ===== Sranan Tongo: bobi (or from bubby) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From boob +‎ -y. ==== Adjective ==== booby (comparative boobier, superlative boobiest) (informal, of clothing or a person) Displaying breasts prominently. (informal) Having large breasts. Synonyms: busty, chesty === References === “booby adj.1”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present “booby adj.2”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present === Anagrams === yobbo