BOOBY


Meaning of BOOBY in English

booby 1

— 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 balbus stuttering ]

booby 2

/booh"bee/ , n. , pl. boobies . Slang ( sometimes vulgar ).

a female breast.

[ 1930-35, Amer.; prob. var. of earlier BUBBY ]

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