Boob

/ˈbuːb/ · noun

Meaning

(informal, derogatory, Canada, US, dated) An idiot; a fool..

Definitions by Sense

1. (informal, derogatory, Canada, US, dated) An idiot; a fool.
2. (informal, British) A mistake.
3. To behave stupidly; to act like a boob.
4. (informal, intransitive) To make a mistake.
5. (colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.
6. (Australia, US) A prison; jail.

Example Sentences

Not having an ear for music it annoys me to hear the boobs squeal.

[BURNS AND ENSEMBLE]: Look at all those idiots. Oh, look at all those boobs. An office full of morons. A factory full of fools. Is it any wonder that I'm singing, singing the blues!?

He said he felt like such a boob in school and nobody talked to him.

After three hits his cleverness ran out. He boobed.

...the younger generation will not altogether be grateful for the book in which they are contained — especially when he boobs in calling the Weavers a rock ensemble.

Tough luck. Too quick in covering to let them see her boobs.

Her boob had fallen out of her nightgown and now lay limp against the stained sheet.

Mommy Has a Boo Boo in Her Boob was written to help families who have been affected by breast cancer.

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Word Forms

• boobs
• boobing
• boobed

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