booty

== English == === Alternative forms === bootyn (archaic) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbuːti/ Rhymes: -uːti === Etymology 1 === 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). ==== Noun ==== booty (countable and uncountable, plural booties) (nautical) A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once. Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war, or seized by piracy. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:booty (figuratively) Something that has been stolen or illegally, mischievously, or greedily obtained from elsewhere. ===== Coordinate terms ===== loot ===== Derived terms ===== a fair booty makes many a thief freebooter play booty ===== Related terms ===== boodle ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== manubial === Etymology 2 === Probably an alteration of botty. Possibly influenced by booty (etymology 1). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Can we add some history? What did it appear? When was it popularized?”) ==== Noun ==== booty (plural booties) (slang) The buttocks. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:buttocks (vulgar, slang, uncountable) A person considered as a sexual partner or sex object. Synonyms: piece of ass; see also Thesaurus:sexual partner (vulgar, slang) Sexual intercourse. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:copulation ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== booty (not comparable) (vulgar, slang) Of low quality; bad. === Etymology 3 === From boot. ==== Noun ==== booty (plural booties) Alternative spelling of bootee.