as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
what kind of booby goes out into the snow barefoot?
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Noun
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There’s a holy fool quality to the boy, who is the subject of teasing.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025 -
Hardly anyone would prefer to be made the fool — healthy skepticism can prevent you from clicking on a phishing link in an email or joining a multilevel marketing scheme — but a life of cynicism isn’t preferable either.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
7 May 2025
Noun
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And a guinea pig, chickens, ducks, finches, a goose, rabbits, donkeys, pigs, a cow, goats, horses… Our family consisted of a menagerie of species.—
Chi Varnado,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
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On Easter Sunday, Duhamel took to Instagram and shared a video of himself in a blue suit removing a goose from the grille of his SUV.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But this time, his front-right tire was slow to come off, seemingly as the wheel gun did not connect with the wheel nut on the first attempt.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Botanically the fruit is a drupe, not a nut.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As a cheeky bid for 12-point votes (the highest any nation can give to another), it was performed by the puppet and accompanied by high-energy dancers meant to look like Irish turkeys.—
Nick Allen,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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The marinated turkey or chicken is stuffed into a French roll intended to soak up the recipe’s recaudo or marinade, along with slices of tomato, cucumber, radishes and sprigs of watercress.—
Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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“Booby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booby. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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