as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
made an embarrassing boob on a chat show that had all of London laughing
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as in fumbles
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 boobs
Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
Her legs weren't as shapely; her knees were chubby; her thighs too thick; her boobs not large enough.
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Staff Author,
InStyle,
18 June 2026
Everybody there is blonde, big boobs.
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Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Not unless your attempt at a homemade cake ends up looking like boobs.
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Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Finding the best bras for small boobs isn’t always as simple as grabbing the smallest size on the rack.
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Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
1 June 2026
Their easy, hedonic seductiveness emerges, too, via Yuskavage’s lush, rounded, fleshy brushstrokes (a different sort of stroke material, for the patriarchy or for anyone else), which render everything from boobs to bellies to nipples smooth and swollen, like a succulent fruit fixing to burst.
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Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
Noem’s husband’s balloon boobs mentioned but not depicted, alas.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
17 May 2026
We’re treated to a surreal sequence wherein Cassie transforms into the 50-Foot Woman, stomping all over Downtown Los Angeles like a monster movie, which all seems like a pretext for a scene where Sweeney’s giant boobs burst through the windows of a building.
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Marlow Stern,
Variety,
11 May 2026
Noun
Margaret left and came back in a new bra, the straps of which could be hooked together into an X across her back to draw her boobs toward the center of her chest.
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Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
Her legs weren't as shapely; her knees were chubby; her thighs too thick; her boobs not large enough.
—
Staff Author,
InStyle,
18 June 2026
Everybody there is blonde, big boobs.
—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Not unless your attempt at a homemade cake ends up looking like boobs.
—
Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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
Their easy, hedonic seductiveness emerges, too, via Yuskavage’s lush, rounded, fleshy brushstrokes (a different sort of stroke material, for the patriarchy or for anyone else), which render everything from boobs to bellies to nipples smooth and swollen, like a succulent fruit fixing to burst.
—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
Noem’s husband’s balloon boobs mentioned but not depicted, alas.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
17 May 2026
We’re treated to a surreal sequence wherein Cassie transforms into the 50-Foot Woman, stomping all over Downtown Los Angeles like a monster movie, which all seems like a pretext for a scene where Sweeney’s giant boobs burst through the windows of a building.
—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boobs
Noun
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The team's mistakes cost the players early on when Germany scored in the 2nd minute to earn the lead.
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Sure, a lot of the mistakes or poor moments in defense can be waved away by recognizing that most of the team’s best defenders were sitting on the bench when the Turks wheeled away in delight with Ayhan’s goal.
Verb
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Tensions between the galley and the interior continue to escalate over lunch service, when a radio mishap fumbles the order in which the food should go out.
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The movie fumbles the chance to do something arresting with this seminal period in art.
Noun
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Tigers rookies Hao-Yu Lee and Kevin McGonigle drove in two runs apiece after errors by third baseman José Caballero and left fielder Cody Bellinger.
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The Giants used three infield hits and two errors to score a pair of runs against Sale in the sixth inning, then Matt Chapman’s double set up Luis Arraez’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.
Verb
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Early on in the clip, Jake Johnson’s former tennis star Dusty Boyd trips over the net and injures his wrist in a bad way.
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Longer trips sail to Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico.
Noun
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Colorado's rally offset a pair of baserunning blunders that ended the eighth.
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Once again, Towns, who hadn’t gotten into foul trouble in what felt like a basketball eternity, pulled off a series of blunders, picking up two fouls in the game’s opening 62 seconds.
Verb
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In it, the man stumbles around, blinded by the sun, surrounded by insensible tourists.
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The conversation stumbles on for a few moments, but Crook can’t find the words.
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“Boobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boobs. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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