Definition of BOOB

boob

Plural: boobs

Noun

  • an ignorant or foolish person
  • either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
  • An idiot; a fool.
  • A mistake.
  • A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.
  • A prison; jail.

Verb

Verb Forms: boobed, boobing, boobs

  • To make a foolish mistake; to blunder.
  • commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
  • To behave stupidly; to act like a boob.
  • To make a mistake.

Examples

  • Don’t boob by forgetting to check for parallel plays.

Origin / Etymology

Clipped form of booby (“fool”). Appeared near the beginning of the twentieth century; more information at booby § Etymology 1.

Synonyms

blunder, booby, bosom, breast, dope, drop the ball, dumbbell, dummy, goof, knocker, pinhead, sin, tit, titty, breasts

Scrabble Score: 8

boob: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
boob: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
boob: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

boob: valid Words With Friends Word