单词 | booby |
释义 | booby booby1 —boobyish, adj. /booh"bee/, n. , pl. boobies. 1. a stupid person; dunce. 2. a gannet of the genus Sula, having a bright bill, bright feet, or both: some are endangered. [1590-1600; earlier pooby, appar. b. poop to befool (now obs.) and BABY; (def. 2) perh. by association with Sp bobo < L balbus stuttering] booby2 /booh"bee/, n. , pl. boobies. Slang (sometimes vulgar). a female breast. [1930-35, Amer.; prob. var. of earlier BUBBY] |
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