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boob

1

[boob]

noun

  1. a stupid person; fool; dunce.

  2. British.a blunder; mistake.

verb (used without object)

  1. British.to blunder.

boob

2

[boob]

noun

Slang.

  1. a female breast.

boob

1

/ ː /

noun

  1. an ignorant or foolish person; booby

  2. an embarrassing mistake; blunder

  3. a female breast

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to make a blunder

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

boob

2

/ ː /

noun

  1. a prison

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of poor quality, similar to that provided in prison

    boob coffee

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of boob1

1905–10, back formation from booby 1

Origin of boob2

First recorded in 1945–50; apparently back formation from booby 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of boob1

C20: back formation from booby

Origin of boob2

from the US colloquial sense of booby hatch meaning jail

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