📖 Definitions of "Booby"
noun
- 1
A stupid person.
- 2
Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.
- 3
In the game of croquet, a ball that has not passed through the first wicket.
verb
- 1
To behave stupidly; to act like a booby.
- 2
To install a booby trap on or at (something); to attack (someone) with a booby trap.
🔄 Synonyms of "Booby"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| boobnoun | (colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human. |
| dummynoun | A stupid person. |
| dopenoun | (uncountable, slang) Any of various recreational substances: |
| pinheadnoun | (slang) A foolish or stupid person. |
| dumbbellnoun | A weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Booby"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| boobnoun | (colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human. |
| dummynoun | A stupid person. |
| dopenoun | (uncountable, slang) Any of various recreational substances: |
| pinheadnoun | (slang) A foolish or stupid person. |
| dumbbellnoun | A 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. |
| deceitful | Deliberately misleading or cheating. |
| explosivenoun | Able to, or likely to, explode. |
| spotternoun | A person who observes something. |
| armsnoun | Weaponry, weapons. |
| trapsnoun | A trap set (drum kit). |
| weaponnoun | An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords. |
| ordnancenoun | Military equipment, especially weapons and ammunition. |
| pyrotechnic | Of 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. |
| boobienoun | Alternative spelling of booby (“a woman's breast”). [A stupid person.] |
| boabynoun | A penis. |
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