booberyn.

Brit.

/ˈbuːb(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈbub(ə)ri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: booby n.¹, boob n.¹, -ery suffix.

Etymology: < booby n.¹ + -ery suffix. In later use (especially in sense 2) perhaps also partly < boob n.¹ + -ery suffix.

colloquial.

1. The action or fact of doing something foolish, especially making foolish mistakes; foolishness, stupidity. Also: an instance of this; a foolish act or thing. Cf. boob n.¹ 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > action, behaviour

ribaldyc1330

niceheada1475

simpleness?a1475

foolery1562

motley1575

foolationa1635

simples1637

nonsense1678

follying1818

boobery1829

spoonism1839

moonraking1846

lallygagging1868

bohunkus1918

twattery?1979

1829 Monthly Mag. Oct. 428 One of those children of patronage..whose..brains are omitted in their composition. He consequently tumbled from one boobery into another.

1854 Sportsman July 6 The purveyor of accommodation had provided..stalls for the bipeds with more boobery than brains, at a simple guinea a head.

1914 Metropolitan Mar. 30/1 President Wilson signed his name to the Currency Bill with four pens, dividing his name into four syllables... Old Father Time was looking on during this solemn exhibition of boobery.

1964 Jrnl. Insurance Information Jan. 39 One of their favorite booberies is tail-gating, or following too closely.

1986 C. Hiaasen in Miami Herald 28 July b1/1 The maps actually contradict the land-use plan... This type of bureaucratic boobery brings tears of joy to a lawyer's eye. It plainly opens the door for legal challenges.

2008 Washington Post (Nexis) 29 Aug. a23 A CNN reporter..questioned two African American men, and no one else, about Obama... This was pure deplorable boobery, insulting to viewers and to Americans.

2. With the and plural agreement. Foolish people considered as a class. Cf. boob n.¹ 1a. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > collectively

redelessa1300

foolish1526

coxcombry1600

Feast of Fools1601

fooliaminy1608

ship of fools1609

noodledom1810

fooldom1843

boobery1920

booboisie1921

1920 H. L. Mencken in Smart Set Feb. 142/1 He actually told his auditors that America was a land of free inquiry and unfettered utterance! The assembled boobery..swallowed it gravely.

1953 Q. Howe World Hist. our own Times II. iv. 129 He knew..how to arrest and enchant the boobery with words that were simply words and nothing else.

1997 Wall St. Jrnl. 24 June (Eastern ed.) a23 In the minds of programmers, they are synonymous with the boobery who vote Republican and watch the Family Channel.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boobery
释义	booberyn. Brit. /ˈbuːb(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈbub(ə)ri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: booby n.¹, boob n.¹, -ery suffix. Etymology: < booby n.¹ + -ery suffix. In later use (especially in sense 2) perhaps also partly < boob n.¹ + -ery suffix. colloquial. 1. The action or fact of doing something foolish, especially making foolish mistakes; foolishness, stupidity. Also: an instance of this; a foolish act or thing. Cf. boob n.¹ 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [noun] > action, behaviour ribaldyc1330 niceheada1475 simpleness?a1475 foolery1562 motley1575 foolationa1635 simples1637 nonsense1678 follying1818 boobery1829 spoonism1839 moonraking1846 lallygagging1868 bohunkus1918 twattery?1979 1829 Monthly Mag. Oct. 428 One of those children of patronage..whose..brains are omitted in their composition. He consequently tumbled from one boobery into another. 1854 Sportsman July 6 The purveyor of accommodation had provided..stalls for the bipeds with more boobery than brains, at a simple guinea a head. 1914 Metropolitan Mar. 30/1 President Wilson signed his name to the Currency Bill with four pens, dividing his name into four syllables... Old Father Time was looking on during this solemn exhibition of boobery. 1964 Jrnl. Insurance Information Jan. 39 One of their favorite booberies is tail-gating, or following too closely. 1986 C. Hiaasen in Miami Herald 28 July b1/1 The maps actually contradict the land-use plan... This type of bureaucratic boobery brings tears of joy to a lawyer's eye. It plainly opens the door for legal challenges. 2008 Washington Post (Nexis) 29 Aug. a23 A CNN reporter..questioned two African American men, and no one else, about Obama... This was pure deplorable boobery, insulting to viewers and to Americans. 2. With the and plural agreement. Foolish people considered as a class. Cf. boob n.¹ 1a. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > collectively redelessa1300 foolish1526 coxcombry1600 Feast of Fools1601 fooliaminy1608 ship of fools1609 noodledom1810 fooldom1843 boobery1920 booboisie1921 1920 H. L. Mencken in Smart Set Feb. 142/1 He actually told his auditors that America was a land of free inquiry and unfettered utterance! The assembled boobery..swallowed it gravely. 1953 Q. Howe World Hist. our own Times II. iv. 129 He knew..how to arrest and enchant the boobery with words that were simply words and nothing else. 1997 Wall St. Jrnl. 24 June (Eastern ed.) a23 In the minds of programmers, they are synonymous with the boobery who vote Republican and watch the Family Channel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1829
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