Main Entry: ¹boo·by

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