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 ]