booby

  • 71booby hutch — noun Etymology: booby (I) : a covered horse drawn vehicle used especially in the 18th century …

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  • 72booby — I. noun (plural boobies) Etymology: modification of Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus stammering, probably of imitative origin Date: 1602 1. an awkward foolish person ; dope 2. any of several tropical seabirds (genus Sula) of the gannet family II …

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  • 73booby — noun a) A stupid person. At which time, ſome Boobyes, weary of flight, made our Ship their pearch, an animall ſo ſimple as ſuffers any to take her without feare, as if a ſtupid ſenſe made her careleſſe of danger... b) Any of various large… …

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  • 74booby — Synonyms and related words: also ran, asshole, bag, boob, boobs, bosom, breast, breasts, brisket, bust, chest, chump, crop, defeatee, ding a ling, dingbat, dingdong, dolt, dolthead, duck, dug, fall guy, fathead, galoot, game loser, good loser,… …

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  • 75booby — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dunce, boob (See folly) …

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  • 76booby — boo|by [ˈbu:bi] n plural boobies [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: BOOB] informal a silly or stupid person …

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  • 77booby — boo|by [ bubi ] noun count INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED a stupid person …

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  • 78booby — boo·by || buːbɪ n. stupid person …

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  • 79booby n — boo int …

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  • 80booby — booby1 noun (plural boobies) 1》 informal a stupid person. 2》 a large tropical seabird of the gannet family, with brown, black, or white plumage and brightly coloured feet. [Genus Sula: several species.] Origin C17: prob. from Sp. bobo, from L.… …

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