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booby
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.boo·by 1 B0388800 (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 B0388800 (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.]booby (ˈbuːbɪ) n, pl -bies1. an ignorant or foolish person2. Brit the losing player in a game3. (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]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] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  booby - an ignorant or foolish person boob, pinhead, dope, dumbbell, dummysimpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense | | 2. | booby - small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or bothgannet - large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fishgenus Sula, Sula - type genus of the Sulidae |
boobynoun 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.Translationsbooby (ˈbuːbi) – plural ˈboobies – noun1. a stupid person. 傻瓜，笨蛋 呆子，笨蛋 2. (slang) a woman's breast. （俚）乳房 （俚）乳房 booby prize a prize for the lowest score etc. John came last and got the booby prize. (玩笑性)倒數第一名獎 末名奖ˈbooby trap noun1. a bomb hidden in an object which explodes when it is touched. 詭雷 诡雷2. a simple trap that makes you fall or makes something fall on you etc. 陷阱 陷阱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. 在某物上設陷阱 在...设陷阱booby
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.boob1. slang noun A female breast. The male fascination with boobs will always be beyond my understanding.2. noun A stupid, clumsy, or foolish person. Jeremy can act like such a boob sometimes.3. noun A foolish or clumsy mistake or error. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Aw, don't worry, you just made a bit of a boob, that's all.4. verb To make a foolish or clumsy mistake or error. Primarily heard in UK. I'm afraid I boobed pretty spectacularly in class this morning.booby prizeAn award given to the worst performer in a competition. Roy would get the booby prize for today's race—I didn't know a person could run so slow!See also: booby, prizebooby hatchA derogatory slang term for a hospital for the mentally ill or unstable. If you keep saying crazy things like that, they're going to throw you in the booby hatch.See also: booby, hatchbooby prizea mock prize given to the worst player or performer. Bob should get the booby prize for the worst showing in the race.See also: booby, prizeboob (bub)1. n. a stupid person; a rural oaf. Why did I marry a boob like you? 2. and booby (ˈbubi) n. a breast. (Usually plural. Usually objectionable.) With boobs like that, she can go anywhere she likes. booby verbSee boobbooby hatch (ˈbubi...) n. a mental hospital. I was afraid they would send me to the booby hatch. See also: booby, hatchbooby
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.booby, common name for some members of the family Sulidae, large, streamlined sea birds. Tropical and subtropical members of the family are called boobies; those of northern waters are called gannets. These birds have heavy bodies; long, pointed wings; long, wedge-shaped tails; and short, stout legs. They fish by diving on their prey from great heights and pursuing it underwater; air sacs under their skin cushion the impact with the water and provide buoyancy, as with pelicans. The masked (Sula dactylatra), red-footed (S. sula), and brown (S. leucogaster) boobies are found the world over; the Peruvian (S. variegata), blue-footed (S. nebouxii), and Nazca (S. granti) boobies, on the west coasts of the Americas; and the Abbott's booby (Papasula abbotti), in the Indian Ocean. The common gannet of the North Atlantic, Morus bassanus, breeds in the British Isles, in the Gaspé region of Canada, and on Bird Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A Pacific gannet is one of the chief guano producers of the offshore islands of Peru. Gannets build crude nests of debris on narrow cliff ledges. The female lays a single egg, which she and the male incubate by covering it with their feet. Both gannets and boobies breed in colonies, some of which can be very large. Gannets have strong migration tendencies, while the boobies do not. The name booby is descriptive not only of the rather stupid facial expression of these birds, but also of their unwary, gullible behavior when hunted by humans—a factor that accounts for their diminishing numbers. Boobies and gannets are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Pelecaniformes, family Sulidae.booby 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 LegalSeebooby trapbooby
Related to booby: bobbiesNote: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.- noun
Synonyms for boobynoun foolSynonyms- fool
- jerk
- idiot
- berk
- prick
- wally
- prat
- plonker
- geek
- goof
- twit
- dunce
- duffer
- oaf
- simpleton
- dimwit
- dipstick
- dickhead
- gonzo
- schmuck
- dork
- nitwit
- blockhead
- plank
- divvy
- pillock
- dweeb
- putz
- fathead
- weenie
- charlie
- coot
- muggins
- eejit
- thicko
- dumb-ass
- gobshite
- numpty
- doofus
- lamebrain
- fuckwit
- dickwit
- nerd or nurd
- numbskull or numskull
Synonyms for boobynoun an ignorant or foolish personSynonyms- boob
- pinhead
- dope
- dumbbell
- dummy
Related Wordsnoun small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or bothRelated Words |