BOOBY

US also boob [noun] [C] - a stupid personA booby prize is a prize given as a joke to the person who finishes last in a competition.A booby trap is something that is meant to give someone a, usually unpleasant, surprise. To booby-trap a place is to play this type of joke there.They put a bucket of water on top of his door as a booby trap.She had booby-trapped the door with a bag of flour which fell on my head as I walked through.A booby-trap is a bomb, hidden in something that looks harmless, and which explodes when it is touched. To booby-trap a place is to put such a bomb in it.Police in Northern Ireland have had to be constantly on the lookout for booby traps.The booby-trap bomb was hidden in a bag of shopping.The politician's car had been booby-trapped and exploded as he drove off.