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boobies

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1boo·by 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1booby
Pronunciation:
\ˈbü-bē\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural boobies
Etymology:
modification of Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus stammering, probably of imitative origin
Date:
1602
1 : an awkward foolish person : dope 2 : any of several tropical seabirds (genus Sula) of the gannet family


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