Uk English Meaning of booby

Booby (Booby)

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Definitions and Meaning of booby in English

Wordnet

booby (n)

an ignorant or foolish person

small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both

Webster

booby (n.)

A dunce; a stupid fellow.

A swimming bird (Sula fiber or S. sula) related to the common gannet, and found in the West Indies, nesting on the bare rocks. It is so called on account of its apparent stupidity. The name is also sometimes applied to other species of gannets; as, S. piscator, the red-footed booby.

A species of penguin of the antarctic seas.

Webster

booby (a.)

Having the characteristics of a booby; stupid.

FAQs About the word booby

Booby (Booby)

an ignorant or foolish person, small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or bothA dunce; a stupid fellow., A swimming bird (Sula fiber or S. sul

Goose,lunatic,Nut,Turkey,berk,Charlie,cuckoo,Daredevil,Dingbat,ding-dong

Brain,genius,sage,thinker

boo-boo => boo-boo, booboisie => booboisie, boob tube => telly, television, boo => boo, bonzer => brilliant,