booby

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈbuːbi/

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Noun

Singular booby

Plural boobies

1. (countable) A booby is a stupid person.
   • Synonym: fool
2. A booby is a large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula.
   • Synonym: sulid
3. (countable) (informal) A booby is a breast.

Verb

Plain form booby

Third-person singular boobies

Past tense boobied

Past participle boobied

Present participle boobying

1. (intransitive) (rare) If a person boobies, they behave stupidly.
2. (transitive) If you booby a place, you install a booby trap there.