\ ˈbüb 
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\Definition of boob
(Entry 1 of 4)
1 : a stupid awkward person : simpleton
2 : boor, philistine compared to the civilized and educated European, the American seemed a boob— J. T. Farrell
boob
noun (2)boob
verbboobed; boobing; boobs
Definition of boob (Entry 3 of 4)
boob
noun (3)Definition of boob (Entry 4 of 4)
sometimes vulgar
: breast
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Noun (1)
boobish \ ˈbü-bish \ adjective
\ adjectiveSynonyms for boob
Synonyms: Noun (2)
- blunder,
- bobble,
- boo-boo,
- brick,
- clanger
- [British],
- clinker,
- error,
- fault,
- flub,
- fluff,
- fumble,
- gaff,
- gaffe,
- goof,
- inaccuracy,
- lapse,
- miscue,
- misstep,
- mistake,
- oversight,
- screwup,
- slip,
- slipup,
- stumble,
- trip
Synonyms: Verb
- blunder,
- err,
- flub,
- fluff,
- foul up,
- fumble,
- goof (up),
- louse up,
- mess (up),
- screw up,
- slip up,
- stumble,
- trip
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The first known use of boob was in 1907
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