boob

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noun (1)

ˈbüb 

1

: a stupid awkward person : simpleton

2

: boor, philistine

Compared to the civilized and educated European, the American seemed a boob.

—J. T. Farrell

boobish

ˈbü-bish 

adjective

boob

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noun (2)

British

: mistake, blunder

boob

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verb

boobed; boobing; boobs

intransitive verb

British

: goof sense 2

realised that he had boobed by paying too much

boob

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noun (3)

sometimes impolite

: breast

Synonyms of boob

Noun (2)

• mistake
• error
• blunder

Verb

• fumble
• stumble
• trip
• blunder

Examples of boob in a Sentence

Noun (2)

made an embarrassing boob on a chat show that had all of London laughing

Verb

it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Finding the best bras for small boobs isn’t always as simple as grabbing the smallest size on the rack. —Malia Griggs, Glamour, 1 June 2026

Lipa began micro-dosing bridal dressing shortly after, stunning in a white off-the-shoulder dress during a family outing in May, a keyhole cutout gown at Schiaparelli's Paris Fashion Week show in July, and a side boob-baring frock during a trip to Miami in September. —Christina Perrier, InStyle, 31 May 2026

Verb

Slash to appear post-birth-disappearance decently alert at hard taco brunch with other adults who have been wondering about you, as in about your wholeness as a person—then boob communications from a baby not even present arrive. —Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1), Noun (2), and Verb

short for booby entry 1

Noun (3)

short for booby entry 2

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1959, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1914, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

circa 1931, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for boob

• cube
• lube
• rube
• tube
• hypercube
• nanotube
• phototube