boots

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buːts/ Rhymes: -uːts === Noun === boots plural of boot ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === boots pl (plural only) (Jamaica, slang, plural only) A condom. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:condom 1980, Black Uhuru, "Abortion", Black Uhuru (re-released as Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in 1983): I said throw away the boots, I want my little youth === Noun === boots (plural bootses) (dated) A servant at a hotel etc. who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes. (UK, naval, slang) The ship in a fleet having the most junior captain. === Adverb === boots (not comparable) (drag slang) Used as an intensifier: very, to a great degree; exceptionally. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:very ==== Usage notes ==== It can modify verbs, adjectives or nouns. Often used together with the house down (or down the house) for further emphasis (e.g., boots the house down, the house down boots or the house boots down). === Verb === boots third-person singular simple present indicative of boot === References === === Anagrams === Stobo, boost, botos == Jamaican Creole == === Etymology 1 === From English boot. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /buːts/ Hyphenation: boots ==== Noun ==== boots (plural boots dem, quantified boots) alternative form of boot (slang) condom (male contraceptive) ===== Related terms ===== boot === Etymology 2 === From English boost. ==== Verb ==== boots encourage, promote Mi nah boots no violence. ― I'm not promoting any violence. === References === boots – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English boots. === Noun === boots pl boots ==== Usage notes ==== The difference from känga is subtle. The immediate intuition is compact, "chunky" boots, often black leather boots. Boots might more often be a fashion accessory, but is also idiomatic for certain types of boots, like cowboy boots. ==== Derived terms ==== cowboyboots ==== See also ==== känga stövel === References === boots in Svensk ordbok (SO) boots in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)