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Booby

/ˈbuːbi/

A stupid person.

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noun
  1. 1

    A stupid person.

  2. 2

    Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.

  3. 3

    In the game of croquet, a ball that has not passed through the first wicket.

verb
  1. 1

    To behave stupidly; to act like a booby.

  2. 2

    To install a booby trap on or at (something); to attack (someone) with a booby trap.

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WordDefinition
boobnoun(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.
dummynounA stupid person.
dopenoun(uncountable, slang) Any of various recreational substances:
pinheadnoun(slang) A foolish or stupid person.
dumbbellnounA weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end.

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WordDefinition
boobnoun(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.
dummynounA stupid person.
dopenoun(uncountable, slang) Any of various recreational substances:
pinheadnoun(slang) A foolish or stupid person.
dumbbellnounA weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end.
idiotnoun(derogatory) A person of low general intelligence.
putznoun(slang, derogatory) A fool, an idiot.
deceitfulDeliberately misleading or cheating.
explosivenounAble to, or likely to, explode.
spotternounA person who observes something.
armsnounWeaponry, weapons.
trapsnounA trap set (drum kit).
weaponnounAn instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
ordnancenounMilitary equipment, especially weapons and ammunition.
pyrotechnicOf or relating to fireworks.
rubbernoun(uncountable, countable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.
armasnoun
weapons(stylized as WEAPONS) a 2007 American teenage crime drama film directed and written by Adam Bhala Lough and starring Nick Cannon, Paul Dano, Mark Webber, Riley Smith, and Brandon Mychal Smith.
boobienounAlternative spelling of booby (“a woman's breast”). [A stupid person.]
boabynounA penis.

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