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See also:боов

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Etymology 1

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Clipped form ofbooby(fool). Appeared near the beginning of the twentieth century; more information atbooby § Etymology 1.

Noun

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boob (pluralboobs)

  1. (informal, derogatory, Canada,US) Anidiot; afool.
    • 1914, George Vere Hobart,Boobs, as Seen by John Henry,→OCLC, page75:
      Not having an ear for music it annoys me to hear theboobs squeal.
    • 1990, “Look At All Those Idiots” (track 9), inThe Simpsons Sing The Blues (1990)[1], performed byThe Simpsons:
      [BURNS AND ENSEMBLE]: Look at all those idiots. Oh, look at all thoseboobs. An office full of morons. A factory full of fools. Is it any wonder that I'm singing, singing the blues!?
    • 2008 April 30, “Cher: I was crazy about Tom Cruise”, inMarie Claire[2]:
      He said he felt like such aboob in school and nobody talked to him.
  2. (informal, British) Amistake.
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idiot, fool

Verb

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boob (third-person singular simple presentboobs,present participleboobing,simple past and past participleboobed)

  1. Tobehavestupidly; toact like aboob.
    • 1969, Colin Watson,The Flaxborough Chronicle,→OCLC, page250:
      After three hits his cleverness ran out. Heboobed.
  2. (informal, intransitive) To make amistake.
    • 1969, “Alchemy”, inThe Canadian Forum, volume49, page211:
      ...the younger generation will not altogether be grateful for the book in which they are contained — especially when heboobs in calling the Weavers a rock ensemble.
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Etymology 2

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Clipped form ofbooby(breast). Appeared from the 20th century; more information atbooby § Etymology 2.

Noun

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boob (pluralboobs)

  1. (colloquial, slang) Abreast, especially that of anadult oradolescentfemalehuman.
    • 1935, James T. Farrell,Studs Lonigan; A Trilogy,→OCLC, Judgement Day:
      Tough luck. Too quick in covering to let them see herboobs.
    • 1974, Ernest Brawley,The Rap, page256:
      Herboob had fallen out of her nightgown and now lay limp against the stained sheet.
    • 2013, Kim Haskan,Mommy Has a Boo Boo in HerBoob, book cover:
      Mommy Has a Boo Boo in HerBoob was written to help families who have been affected by breast cancer.
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breast (colloquial)

Etymology 3

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Apparently shortened frombooby-hatch.

Noun

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boob (pluralboobs)

  1. (Australia, US) Aprison;jail.[from 20th c.]
    • 1927, William Cooper, letter, in Heiss & Minter (eds.),Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 26:
      Then he got or was brought back to Mongumber he was tired to a tree and was belted by the white officer in charge put into theboob that they have ther I think of cause we cant say for a certain was was brought out of theboobdead or nearly.
    • 1965,Mudrooroo,Wild Cat Falling, HarperCollins, published2001, page29:
      I begin to feel homesick for the easy drifting ofboob. I guess the fact is I'm afraid of life, haven't got the guts to be a real criminal.

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishboob.

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boob f (pluralboobs)

  1. (slang, anglicism, chiefly in theplural)breast
    • 2014 October 30, Bertrand Ferrier,Le point de vue du panda: Le dico des mots sans dico - Humour, Max Milo,→ISBN:
      « [] Ses premiers francs en poche, Nabilla avait foncé chez le chirurgien pour pimper sesboobs. »
      " [] With her first francs in her pocket, Nabilla had rushed to the surgeon to pimp herboobs."
    • 2019 February 6, Margot D. Bortoli,Projet Rebirth, BMR,→ISBN:
      Mesboobs ! je continue de m’époumoner en désignant mes seins. — Ils n’ont jamais vraiment disparu Grace... Je lui lance un regard torve et attrape mon sac et mes dossiers avant de courir vers la sortie.
      "Myboobs!" I continue yelling, pointing to my breasts. "They never really disappeared, Grace..." I throw her a menacing look and grab my bag and files before running to the exit.
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