boobyism|ˈbuːbɪɪz(ə)m| [f. as prec. + -ism.] The character or characteristic action of a booby. 1833Fraser's Mag. VII. 112 The boobyisms of Bulwer.1836Dickens Sk. Boz (1850) 72/1 To exhibit their ignorance and boobyism on the stage of a private theatre.