booby
Displaying breasts prominentlyDisplaying breasts prominently.
» Tom won the booby prize.
Tom hat den Trostpreis bekommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том отримав утішний приз. — deniko
Том виграв утішний приз. — deniko
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3 senses(informal)Displaying breasts prominently.
(informal)Having large breasts.
(obsolete, slang)Stupid; unintelligent.
Examples
9 sentencesTom won the booby prize.
Том отримав утішний приз. — deniko
deTom hat den Trostpreis bekommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It's booby-trapped.
There are no booby traps here.
Ziri came up against a few booby traps.
Ziri found a few booby traps in the area.
Origin
17th century. From Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus (“stammering”).17th century. From Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus (“stammering”).
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Forms
more booby/boobier, most booby/boobiest| Comparative | more booby / boobier Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most booby / boobiest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
115 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.