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- [boo-bee]
- /ˈbu bi/
- /ˈbuː.bi/
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- [boo-bee]
- /ˈbu bi/
Definitions of booby word
- noun booby an ignorant or foolish person 3
- noun booby the losing player in a game 3
- noun booby any of several tropical marine birds of the genus Sula: family Sulidae, order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, cormorants, etc). They have a straight stout bill and the plumage is white with darker markings 3
- noun booby a stupid or foolish person; nitwit 3
- noun booby any of a genus (Sula, family Sulidae) of pelecaniform birds that dive and feed on fish of warm seas 3
- noun plural booby a stupid person; dunce. 1
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Origin of booby
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; earlier pooby, apparently blend of poop to befool (now obsolete) and baby; (def 2) perhaps by association with Spanish bobo < Latin balbus stuttering
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Parts of speech for Booby
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
booby popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
booby usage trend in Literature
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