ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Boots

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /buːts/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Boots is a noun meaning plural of boot.

Meaning

plural of boot.

More Meanings

  1. (Jamaica, slang, plural only) A condom.
  2. (UK, naval, slang) The ship in a fleet having the most junior captain.
  3. (drag slang) Used as an intensifier: very, to a great degree; exceptionally.
  4. third-person singular simple present indicative of boot
  5. (dated) A servant at a hotel etc. who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.

Example Sentences

That dress is fierce boots!
I said throw away the boots, I want my little youth
The old beggar ran up and down in his tattered toga, acting as both boots [translating Hausknecht] and waiter.
[…] he sent on the 22d. Vice-Admiral Rook into it, with several Men of War and Fire-Ships, besides the Boots of the Fleet, to endeavour to destroy them: […]

Word Forms

Synonyms for boots

Depending on context, synonyms include condom, rubber, absolutely, sorely, abundantly, completely.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include kick, trunk, kicking, reboot, women, bunches.

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