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boo·by 1

 (bo͞o′bē)
n. pl. boo·bies
1. Any of several seabirds of the genera Sula and Papasula of tropical and subtropical waters, having a pointed bill and tail, long wings, and a light-colored underside.
2. A person regarded as stupid.
[Spanish bobo, stupid, foolish, booby (because the seabirds can be caught easily when they alight on ships at sea), from Latin balbus, stammering, of imitative origin.]

boo·by 2

 (bo͞o′bē)
n. pl. boo·bies Slang
1. A woman's breast.
2. A male mammary gland that has become enlarged by the influence of estrogen or appears enlarged because of excess fat over the gland.
[Perhaps alteration of obsolete English bubby.]
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booby

(ˈbuːbɪ)
n, pl -bies
1. an ignorant or foolish person
2. Brit the losing player in a game
3. (Animals) any of several tropical marine birds of the genus Sula: family Sulidae, order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, cormorants, etc). They have a straight stout bill and the plumage is white with darker markings. Compare gannet
[C17: from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus stammering]
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boo•by1

(ˈbu bi)

n., pl. -bies.
1. a stupid person.
2. any of several usu. black- or brown-and-white, goose-sized seabirds of the family Sulidae, of tropical oceans, that dive for fish from high over the water.
[1590–1600; earlier pooby]

boob•y2

(ˈbu bi)

n., pl. boob•ies. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
a woman's breast.
[1915–20, Amer.; alter. of earlier bubby breast; see -y2]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.booby - an ignorant or foolish personbooby - an ignorant or foolish person  
boob, pinhead, dope, dumbbell, dummy
simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
2.booby - small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both
gannet - large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish
genus Sula, Sula - type genus of the Sulidae
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booby

noun fool, jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), idiot, berk (Brit. slang), prick (slang), wally (slang), prat (slang), plonker (slang), geek (slang), goof (informal), twit (informal, chiefly Brit.), dunce, duffer (informal), oaf, simpleton, dimwit (informal), dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), nitwit, blockhead, plank (Brit. slang), divvy (Brit. slang), pillock (Brit. slang), dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), fathead (informal), weenie (U.S. informal), charlie (Brit. informal), coot, muggins (Brit. slang), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), lamebrain (informal), fuckwit (taboo slang), dickwit (slang), nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull Her husband is a booby.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
ثَدْيُ المَرأَهشَخْصٌ أحْمَقٌ
blbnekňubaprsa
fjolspattetorsk
tiss
tissi
nibardnigaud
mafla
flón
mulkispadėta bombapadėti bombąprizas užėmusiam paskutinę vietąspąstai
pupistulbenis

booby

[ˈbuːbɪ]
A. N
1. (= fool) → bobo/a m/f
2. boobies → tetas fpl
B. CPD booby hatch N (US) (= mental hospital) → casa f de locos
booby prize N → premio m al último
booby trap N → trampa f (Mil etc) → trampa f explosiva, bomba f cazabobos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

booby

n (inf)
(= fool) → Trottel m
= boob N b

booby

:
booby hatch
n (dated US sl) → Klapsmühle f (inf)
booby prize
n Scherzpreis für den schlechtesten Teilnehmer
booby trap
n
→ Falle f (als Schabernack versteckt angebracht)
(Mil etc) → versteckte Bombe; don’t open that box, it’s a booby → machen Sie die Schachtel nicht auf, da ist eine Bombe drin
vt the suitcase was booby-trapped → in dem Koffer war eine Bombe versteckt
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booby

(ˈbuːbi) – plural ˈboobies – noun
1. a stupid person.
2. (slang) a woman's breast.
booby prize
a prize for the lowest score etc. John came last and got the booby prize.
ˈbooby trap noun
1. a bomb hidden in an object which explodes when it is touched.
2. a simple trap that makes you fall or makes something fall on you etc.
booby-trap – past tense, past participle booby-trapped – verb
to put a booby trap in an object. Don't touch that! It may be booby-trapped.
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