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booby

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boo·by 1  (bb)
n. pl. boo·bies
1. A person regarded as stupid.
2. Any of several tropical sea birds of the genus Sula, resembling and related to the gannets.

[Probably Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus, stammering.]

boo·by 2  (bb)
n. pl. boo·bies Vulgar Slang
A woman's breast.

[Perhaps alteration of obsolete English bubby.]

booby [ˈbuːbɪ]
n pl -bies
1. an ignorant or foolish person
2. Brit the losing player in a game
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several tropical marine birds of the genus Sula: family Sulidae, order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, cormorants, etc.). They have a straight stout bill and the plumage is white with darker markings Compare gannet
[from Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus stammering]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.boobybooby - an ignorant or foolish person        
simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
2.booby - small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both
gannet - large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish
genus Sula, Sula - type genus of the Sulidae

booby
noun fool, jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), idiot, berk (Brit. slang), prick (slang), wally (slang), prat (slang), plonker (slang), geek (slang), goof (informal), twit (informal, chiefly Brit.), dunce, duffer (informal), oaf, simpleton, dimwit (informal), dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), nitwit, blockhead, plank (Brit. slang), divvy (Brit. slang), pillock (Brit. slang), dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), fathead (informal), weenie (U.S. informal), charlie (Brit. informal), coot, muggins (Brit. slang), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), lamebrain (informal), fuckwit (taboo slang), dickwit (slang), nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull Her husband is a booby.
Translations
booby [ˈbuːbɪ]
A. N
1. (= fool) → bobo/a m/f
2. boobiestetas fpl
B. CPD booby hatch N (US) (= mental hospital) → casa f de locos
booby prize Npremio m al último
booby trap Ntrampa f (Mil etc) → trampa f explosiva, bomba f cazabobos

booby
n (inf)
(= fool)Trottel m
= boob N b

booby:
booby hatch
n (dated US sl) → Klapsmühle f (inf)
booby prize
n Scherzpreis für den schlechtesten Teilnehmer
booby trap
n
Falle f (als Schabernack versteckt angebracht)
(Mil etc) → versteckte Bombe; don’t open that box, it’s a boobymachen Sie die Schachtel nicht auf, da ist eine Bombe drin
vt the suitcase was booby-trappedin dem Koffer war eine Bombe versteckt

booby
n booby [ˈbuːbi]
1 a stupid person. domkop, stommerik, uilskuiken غَبي، أحْمَق дебелоглав zabedněnec, tupec tykhoved der Dummkopf χοντροκέφαλος estúpido, imbécil tainapea آدم احمق tyhmyri imbécile טֶמבֵּל बेवकूफ glupan ostoba orang bodoh auli, bjáni zuccone うすのろ 얼간이 bukagalvis biezpauris bodoh stomkop tosk, kjøtthue tępak convencido/tolo, palerma cap-pătrat олух, болван tupec bedak glupak tjockskalle คนโง่ et kafalı kimse, odun kafalı biri 呆子 бовдур احمق شخص người đần độn
2 (slang) a woman's breast. bors ثَدْيُ المَرأَه женски гърди prsa patte die Titte γυναικείο στήθος (λαϊκ.) teta rind, tiss پستان naisen rinta poitrine שָׁדָיִים स्त्री की छातियां sise mafla payudara skammar-/aulaverðlaun tetta 乳房 (속어) 여자의 유방 papas pupi buah dada tiet pupp cycek peito буфера; сиськи prs, cecok jošk(i) ženske grudi patt, tutte หน้าอกผู้หญิง meme (俚)乳房 цицьки عورت کا سینہ ngực phụ nữ (俚)
booby prize
a prize for the lowest score etc John came last and got the booby prize. troosprys جائِزَةُ تَرْضِيَةٍ للخاسِر утешителна награда за последния в състезание cena útěchy trøstepræmie der Trostpreis βραβείο για τον τελευταίο premio al peor competidor lohutusauhind جایزۀ دروغین که به نفر آخر می دهند jumbopalkinto prix de consolation פּרָס מַצחִיק खराब निष्पादन के लिए मजाक में दिया गया पुरस्कार utješna nagrada vigaszdíj hadiah hiburan skammar-/aulaverðlaun premio di consolazione 最下位賞 꼴찌상 prizas užėmusiam paskutinę vietą godalga par vissliktāko rezultātu hadiah tercorot poedelprijs trøstepremie nagroda pocieszenia prémio de consolação pre­miu de consolare утешительный приз cena útechy tolažilna nagrada šaljiva nagrada za najlošijeg jumbopris รางวัลสำหรับคนได้ที่โหล่ sonuncuya verilen ödül 末名獎 заохочувальний приз سب سے چھوٹا انعام giải khuyến khích
n booby trap
1 a bomb hidden in an object which explodes when it is touched. fopmyn فَخُّ، شَركٌ умело замаскирана бомба nastražená výbušnina/bomba minefælde eine Bombe ναρκοπαγίδα trampa explosiva, trampa peidetud lõhkekeha دام انفجاری piilopommi objet piégé מִטעַן מְמוּלכָּד चोरफंदा miniran predmet (érintésre robbanó) bomba, pokolgép bom tersembunyi (ordigno esplosivo, dall'aspetto innocuo o contenuto in un oggetto d'uso comune) 偽装爆弾 위장 폭탄 padėta bomba maskēts spridzeklis bom tersembunyi booby-trap minefelle bomba pułapka мина-ловушка nástražný systém nastavljena bomba mina iznenađenja minfälla, försåtligt dold bomb กับระเบิด tuzak bomba 詭雷 міна-пастка دھوکے سے کسی چیز مثلاً کھلونے میں رکھا ہوا بم bẫy mìn
2 a simple trap that makes you fall or makes something fall on you etc. foptoestel مَصْيَدَه للُغَفَّلين клопка nástraha fælde eine Stolperfalle φάρσα, παγίδα broma lõks نوعی تله ansa traquenard מַלכּוֹדֶת ऐसा फंदा जिससे आप गिर जाएं या आपपर कोई चीज गिरे psina csapda perangkap (scherzo per cui un oggetto, posto in bilico su una porta socchiusa, cade in testa al primo che l'apre) 触ると物が落ちてくるような仕掛 함정 spąstai slazds; lamatas perangkap valstrik felle, skøyerstrek pułapka ловушка nástraha, pasca nastavljena past klopka fälla, försåt กับดักที่ทำให้ตกหรือทำให้ของตกใส่ gizli tuzak 陷阱 пастка ایک سادہ جال bẫy treo
v booby-trap
to put a booby trap in an object Don't touch that! It may be booby-trapped. poets يَنْصُبُ فَخَّا أو شَرَكا поставям капан nastražit výbušninu minere(s) eine (Bomben-)Falle stellen παγιδεύω με νάρκη, βάζω νάρκη colocar una trampa lõhkekeha peitma دام انفجاری قرار دادن asettaa piilopommi piéger לְהַנִיח מִטעַן מְמוּלכָּד चोरफंदा लगाना na izgled neopasan predmet napunjen eksplozivom bombát helyez el (vmbe/vmben) bom tersembunyi (collocare trappole esplosive) 仕掛けにはめる 부비 트랩을 장치하다 padėti bombą nomaskēt spridzekli perangkap samar valstrik legge en felle z ukrytą bombą ставить мину-ловушку klásť pascu, chytiť do pasce nastaviti bombo postaviti zamku gillra en []fälla วางกับระเบิด tuzaklı bomba yerleştirmek 在某物上設陷阱 ставити міну-пастку ایک سادہ جال لگانا đặt bẫy ...


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My rich cousin is a booby who thrives on landed property; he has done something for another booby who thrives on Politics, who knows a third booby who thrives on Commerce, who can do something for a fourth booby, thriving at present on nothing, whose name is Frank.
You think you are following me, you great booby, whereas it's I who am following you; and I know all that you know about me, here.
It is needless to say that Passepartout watched these curious ceremonies with staring eyes and gaping mouth, and that his countenance was that of the greenest booby imaginable.
 
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