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Definition of Booby

1. Noun. An ignorant or foolish person.

2. Noun. Small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both.

Definition of Booby

1. n. A dunce; a stupid fellow.

2. a. Having the characteristics of a booby; stupid.

Definition of Booby

1. Noun. A stupid person. ¹

2. Noun. (context: by extension) Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera ''Sula'' and ''Papasula'' in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid. ¹

3. Noun. (slang) a woman’s breast ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Booby

1. a dolt [n -BIES] - See also: dolt

Medical Definition of Booby

1. Origin: Sp. Bobe dunce, idiot; cf. L. Balbus stammering, E. Barbarous. 1. A dunce; a stupid fellow. 2. A swimming bird (Sula fibre or S. Sula) related to the common gannet, and found in the West Indies, nesting on the bare rocks. It is so called on account of its apparent stupidity. The name is also sometimes applied to other species of gannets; as, S. Piscator, the red-footed booby. A species of penguin of the antarctic seas. Booby hatch, a kind of wooden hood over a hatch, readily removable. Booby hut, a carriage body put upon sleigh runners. Booby hutch, a clumsy covered carriage or seat, used in the eastern part of England. Booby trap, a schoolboy's practical joke, as a shower bath when a door is opened. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Booby

boobies boobing boobird boobirds boobish boobishly boobless boobocracy booboisie booboisies

booboo boobook boobooks booboos boobs booby (current term) booby-hatch booby-trap booby-trapped booby-trapping

booby-traps booby hatch booby prize booby prizes booby trap booby traps boobyish boobyism boobyisms boobytrap

Literary usage of Booby

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Land Mines in Angola by Africa Watch Committee (1993)
"Reports of booby-traps are frequent but mostly unsubstantiated in detail. However, Africa Watch was shown evidence indicating that improvised booby-traps ..."

2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"booby-trap (Winchester), the door of a room is left open, and on the top are ... Books were closed, booby-traps scattered, sofa-pillows restored to their ..."

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