booby
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noun \ˈbü-bē\ plural boobies
Definition of BOOBY
1
: an awkward foolish person : dope
2
: any of several tropical seabirds (genus Sula) of the gannet family
Origin of BOOBY
modification of Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus stammering, probably of imitative origin
First Known Use: 1602
2boo·by
noun \ˈbü-bē, ˈbu̇-\ plural boobies
Definition of BOOBY
sometimes vulgar : breast
Origin of BOOBY
alteration of bubby
First Known Use: 1916
booby
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Any of six or seven species of large tropical seabirds (family Sulidae), named for their presumed lack of intelligence. Two common species are wide-ranging in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans; another is found in the Pacific from southern California to northern Peru and on the Galápagos Islands. The booby has a long bill, cigar-shaped body, and long, narrow, angular wings. It flies high above the ocean looking for schools of fish and squid, which it snatches in a vertical dive. Boobies vary in length from 25 to 35 in. (65–85 cm). They nest in colonies but are territorial.
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