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Definition of "booby" []
- A person regarded as stupid. (noun)
- Any of several tropical sea birds of the genus Sula, resembling and related to the gannets. (noun)
- Vulgar Slang A woman's breast. (noun)
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Use "booby" in a sentence
- "While a lucky few on Cross's Christmas list score a shiny, new VHS player, the bulk of them receive the ultimate in booby prizes: a network-branded bath towel."
- "Not with another of those decaying relics of past destruction they called booby traps but with an actual ship, under the control of living, sentient beings."
- "Mr. Howells uses the word booby in the latter signification, and it may be heard frequently in eastern"