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boobed

verb

past tense of boob, British
as in stumbled
to make a mistake it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boobed
  1. stumbled
  2. fumbled
  3. tripped
  4. blundered
  5. slipped up
  6. screwed up
  7. fluffed
Verb
  • Portage stumbled into its flock of Flocks after then-Sheriff Dave Reynolds contracted with the company to put them in the city.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • For all of the anticipation of an explosive new offensive attack sparked by the arrival of new coordinator Mike McDaniel, the Chargers stumbled and fumbled their way through their season debut.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of stumbled
Verb
  • On the fifth, Malik Washington fumbled after a 30-yard catch and run.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
  • For all of the anticipation of an explosive new offensive attack sparked by the arrival of new coordinator Mike McDaniel, the Chargers stumbled and fumbled their way through their season debut.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of fumbled
Verb
  • An older man to my right tripped and took a face-first dive across the pavement, glasses flying off his face.
    — Timothy Townsend, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Mizzou tripped Kansas 42-31 last season in Columbia, went 4-1 against the Jayhawks uninterrupted from 2007-11 at Arrowhead Stadium and also conquered KU 42-17 in 2006 at Memorial Stadium in Columbia.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of tripped
Verb
  • Rubio is the president’s top adviser on both national security and diplomacy at a moment when the United States has blundered into an unpopular war that appears to be a strategic catastrophe.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
  • Padres fielders blundered in three of his outings.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of blundered
Verb
  • The Iberians slipped up big time in their first match of the tournament, being shocked by Switzerland 1-0, bringing back ghosts of tournament failures past for Spanish fans.
    — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Had Pep Guardiola’s side slipped up at a subdued Etihad, then Arsenal and Mikel Arteta could have won the title with victory over Burnley on Monday.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Definition of slipped up
Verb
  • That doesn’t mean the Yankees screwed up in their process by trading for Stanton.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Every time a player screwed up, the coaching staff and his teammates received a text message, calling out both the infraction and the guilty party.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of screwed up
Verb
  • At Villa Park last year, Elanga fluffed the final action, but not on this occasion at St James’ Park.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • No matter the material, the pillow will still need to be fluffed after sitting in the sun to restore its loft, adds Leslie Reichert, the author of The Joy of Green Cleaning.
    — Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of fluffed
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“Boobed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boobed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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