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 vulgar

: breast

Synonyms

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

PlatinumGames share many of the same predilections at Team Ninja (mainly boobs and violence) but carved their own niche as the creators of hyper-kinetic action games like Bayonetta that stretch the boundaries of what the human attention span can manage. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025

Alexia in yellow is a knockout; the boobs are high, the color is great, and the dress is perfect. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025

After all, only about 2% to 11% of breast cancers are bilateral—the rest crop up in a single boob. —Sara Lindberg, SELF, 3 Oct. 2025

The left side of the dress featured a completely open panel that put her side boob, torso, hips and leg on full view. —Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025

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