Definition of boob
1 : a stupid awkward person : simpleton
2 : boor, philistine compared to the civilized and educated European, the American seemed a boob — J. T. Farrell
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Origin and Etymology of boob
short for 1booby
First Known Use: 1907
Origin and Etymology of boob
3boob
First Known Use: 1934
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Definition of boob
British
intransitive verb
: goof 2 realised that he had boobed by paying too much
Examples of boob in a Sentence
it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it
Origin and Etymology of boob
1boob
First Known Use: 1914
Origin and Etymology of boob
short for 2booby
First Known Use: circa 1931
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Definition of boob for English Language Learners
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: to make a foolish or careless mistake
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