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Added 10 October 2026

boob

/ˈbuːb/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about boob at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An ignorant or foolish person.
Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman.

verb

Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake.
I blundered during the job interview

Origin

Clipped form of booby (“fool”). Appeared near the beginning of the twentieth century; more information at booby § Etymology 1.

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