booby
a blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii)
Meanings
Noun
- A stupid person.
- Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.
- In the game of croquet, a ball that has not passed through the first wicket.
- A woman’s breast.
Verb
- To behave stupidly; to act like a booby.
- To install a booby trap on or at (something); to attack (someone) with a booby trap.
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Origin
- 17th century. From Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus ("stammering").
- From the earlier form bubby.
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