booby
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈbuːbi/
- Offensive
- - No more presents for you, booby.
- booby trap
Examples
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I thought I just heard you refer to me as Booby.
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That wasn't so hard now, was it, booby?
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Everyone over there would see that I am a booby.
Fiction book (1998) -
You know, I'm gonna make you pay for your booby comment.
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- The man's a booby.
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Americans are reckless boobies, aren't they?
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He made a foolish mistake by forgetting his wallet again, what a booby.
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After tripping over his own feet, everyone called him a booby for being so clumsy.
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When she accidentally spilled coffee on her boss, she felt like a total booby.
Synonyms
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6.0
A person who is seen as stupid or makes simple mistakes
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9.9
A rude word for someone who does something very stupid
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8.2
A person who acts in a stupid or foolish way
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2.7
A person who is not intelligent and often makes poor choices
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8.7
A person who makes silly mistakes
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8.4
A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way
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8.4
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
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6.8
A person who is not very smart and often acts without thinking
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8.7
A person who is not very smart
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9.6
A rude name for people who act silly
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9.2
A person who is silly and not thinking clearly
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7.5
A person who is not very smart and often makes silly mistakes
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9.9
A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart
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9.8
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
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9.9
A person who is foolish or silly and makes simple mistakes
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9.9
A person who is not very intelligent
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9.8
A rude word for a person who is very stupid
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9.9
A person who acts silly, said as a playful insult
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9.9
A person who behaves in a foolish way
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9.9
A person who behaves in a silly way
A foolish or silly person used as an insult
A person who acts silly or foolish
A teasing name for someone acting clumsy or foolish
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Slur
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9.9
An insulting old-fashioned word for a hospital that cares for people with mental illness
How Stupid
Surface Forms
Etymology
Booby meaning a foolish person comes from the Spanish word bobo, which means 'stupid' or 'fool'. Sailors also used booby for a tame seabird that was easy to catch, so calling someone a booby compares them to that simple, easily fooled bird.