From: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
boob • n. a foolish or stupid person: why was that boob given a key investigation?
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boob
noun (plural boobs)
Definition:
1. unintelligent person: somebody who is regarded as unintelligent or ignorant ( slang )
2. U.K. unfortunate mistake: an unfortunate and embarrassing mistake ( informal )
intransitive verb (past and past participle boobed, present participle boob·ing, 3rd person present singular boobs)
Definition:
U.K. make unfortunate mistake: to make an unfortunate and embarrassing mistake ( informal )
[Early 20th century. Shortening of booby]
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boob
1909 (pejorative) idiot, Idiot, dummy, dork.
Look at that driver on the wrong side of the road!
They all come over here to get laid. They think it"s sinful here ... the poor boobs! — Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer, 1934
1934 (w:British English, British English) A mistake, blunder.
Etymology: Short for booby.
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boob
Slang a stupid or foolish person, to make a stupid mistake
Etymology: booby
