booby

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boo·by1 / ˈboōbē/ • n. (pl. -bies) 1. a stupid or childish person. 2. a large tropical seabird (genus Sula) of the gannet family, with brown, black, or white plumage and often brightly colored feet.boo·by2 • n. (pl. -bies) (usu. boobies) inf. a woman's breast.

booby

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booby silly fellow; gannet. XVII. prob. (with -Y6) — Sp. bobo (used in both senses) :- L. balbus stammering, stuttering (ult. imit).

booby

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booby See gannet

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