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boob 1

(bo͞ob)
n. Slang
A stupid or foolish person; a dolt.

[Short for booby.]

boob 2

(bo͞ob)
n. Slang
1. A woman's breast.
2. A manboob.

[Short for booby.]
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boob

(buːb)
n
1. an ignorant or foolish person; booby
2. Brit an embarrassing mistake; blunder
3. a female breast
vb
(intr) Brit to make a blunder
[C20: back formation from booby]

boob

(buːb)
n
a prison
adj
of poor quality, similar to that provided in prison: boob coffee.
[from the US colloquial sense of booby hatch meaning jail]
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boob1

(bub)

n. Slang. v.i.
2. Brit. to blunder.
[1905–10, Amer.; back formation from booby 1]

boob2

(bub)

n. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
a woman's breast.
[1930–35; appar. back formation from booby 2]
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boob


Past participle: boobed
Gerund: boobing

Imperative
boob
boob
Present
I boob
you boob
he/she/it boobs
we boob
you boob
they boob
Preterite
I boobed
you boobed
he/she/it boobed
we boobed
you boobed
they boobed
Present Continuous
I am boobing
you are boobing
he/she/it is boobing
we are boobing
you are boobing
they are boobing
Present Perfect
I have boobed
you have boobed
he/she/it has boobed
we have boobed
you have boobed
they have boobed
Past Continuous
I was boobing
you were boobing
he/she/it was boobing
we were boobing
you were boobing
they were boobing
Past Perfect
I had boobed
you had boobed
he/she/it had boobed
we had boobed
you had boobed
they had boobed
Future
I will boob
you will boob
he/she/it will boob
we will boob
you will boob
they will boob
Future Perfect
I will have boobed
you will have boobed
he/she/it will have boobed
we will have boobed
you will have boobed
they will have boobed
Future Continuous
I will be boobing
you will be boobing
he/she/it will be boobing
we will be boobing
you will be boobing
they will be boobing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been boobing
you have been boobing
he/she/it has been boobing
we have been boobing
you have been boobing
they have been boobing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been boobing
you will have been boobing
he/she/it will have been boobing
we will have been boobing
you will have been boobing
they will have been boobing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been boobing
you had been boobing
he/she/it had been boobing
we had been boobing
you had been boobing
they had been boobing
Conditional
I would boob
you would boob
he/she/it would boob
we would boob
you would boob
they would boob
Past Conditional
I would have boobed
you would have boobed
he/she/it would have boobed
we would have boobed
you would have boobed
they would have boobed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:boob - an ignorant or foolish person]boob - an ignorant or foolish person
simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
2. [画像:boob - either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman]boob - either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
adult female body, woman's body - the body of an adult woman
lactiferous duct - ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple
mammary gland, mamma - milk-secreting organ of female mammals
ring of color, areola - small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
Verb 1. boob - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"
breach, infract, transgress, violate, go against, offend, break - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
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Translations
ثَدْيِ المَرأَهخَطَأٌيُخْطِئ
botachybaprsaudělat blbost
bommertdumme sigkludre i detpatte
gaffe lolomamelle nibardrobert
mistakast, klikkamistök
liapsusaspadaryti liapsusąpapas
muļķīga kļūdamuļķīgi/stulbi kļūdītiespupistulbība
falso hata hata/falso yapmakkadın göğsümeme

boob

[buːb]
A. N
1. (Brit) (= mistake) → metedura f de pata
to make a boobmeter la pata
2. (= breast) → teta f
B. VImeter la pata
C. CPD boob tube N (US) (= TV set) → televisor m; (= garment) → camiseta-tubo f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

boob

[ˈbuːb]
n
(= breast) → nichon m
(British) (= mistake) → gaffe f
vigaffer boob job nopération f des seins
to have a boob job → se faire refaire les seins
She denies having a boob job → Elle nie s'être fait refaire les seins.booby trap [ˈbuːbi]
nobjet m piégé
vt
to booby-trap sth → piéger qchbooby-trapped [ˈbuːbitræpt] adjpiégé(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

boob

n
(Brit inf: = mistake) → Schnitzer m (inf); a common boobein häufig gemachter Fehler
(inf: = woman’s breast) → Brust f; big boobsgroße Titten plor Möpse pl (sl)
vi (Brit inf) → einen Schnitzer machen (inf); (= fail)Mist bauen (inf); somebody boobed, I didn’t get the letterda hat jemand was verbockt (inf), → ich habe den Brief überhaupt nicht gekriegt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

boob

[buːb] n (Brit) (fam) (mistake) → gaffe f inv; (breast) → tetta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

boob

(buːb) noun
1. a mistake. Forgetting to invite her to the party was a real boob. blaps, fout خَطَأٌ грешка erro chyba, bota der Schnitzer bommert γκάφα metedura de pata prohmakas اشتباه لپی virhe gaffe שגיאה गलती propust hiba kesalahan mistök errore へま 큰 실수 liapsusas muļķīga kļūda; stulbība kesilapan flater flause, tabbe gafa سهوه، اشتباه erro gafă промашка hlúposť groba napaka kiks tabbe ความผิดพลาด hata, pot, falso 錯誤 помилка غلطی ، خطا sai lầm ngu ngốc 错误
2. (slang) a woman's breast. bors ثَدْيِ المَرأَه женски гърди peito prsa die Titte patte γυναικείο στήθος (λαϊκ.) teta rind, tiss پستان naisen rinta poitrine שָׁדָיִים महिला का स्तन grudi cici payudara skammar-/aulaverðlaun tetta 乳房 젖통 papas pupi buah dada tiet pupp cycek تی peito буфера; сиськи cecok jošk(i) dojka patt, tutte หน้าอกผู้หญิง meme, kadın göğsü (俚)乳房 цицька عورت کی چھاتی ngực phụ nữ (俚)乳房
verb
to make a mistake. fouteer يُخْطِئ правя грешка errar udělat blbost einen Schnitzer machen kludre i det; dumme sig κάνω γκάφα meter la pata prohmakat tegema اشتباه لپی کردن epäonnistua faire une gaffe לִשגוֹת गलती करना učiniti propust hibázik membuat kesalahan mistakast, klikka fare un errore へまをやる 실수하다 padaryti liapsusą muļķīgi/stulbi kļūdīties buat silap een flater slaan rote strzelić gafę اشتباه کول errar a face o gafă опростоволоситься urobiť hlúposť zagrešiti napako pogrešiti klanta (dabba) sig ทําพลาด hata/falso yapmak, pot kırmak 犯錯 помилитися غلطی کرنا mắc sai lầm ngốc nghếch 犯错
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boob

n (fam o vulg) mama, seno, pecho
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References in classic literature ?
"We've ben boobs all these years, Bert, runnin' the chances of barber's itch an' everything.
In fact, it was the very same day I had my mastectomy to remove the boob that had thrown my life into chaos.
The Play house, which Sir Boob says is "too isolated", despite being virtually the pinwheel of the city centre, and the Royal Court,which he says has " never been a success," despite 200,000 ticket sales last year, are both listed buildings.
Before her role in the latest Austin Powers movie, actress Heather Graham helped bring the boob tube back into fashion playing Rollergirl in the Seventies flick Boogie Nights.
``They insert drainage tubes in each boob, going from under each arm diagonally across the boob.
So when an advert appeared on my TV recently touting the message, "All Boobs Welcome", I took notice.