Meaning & use
booby
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a foolish or stupid person
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Only a booby would leave the front door unlocked overnight.
He felt like a real booby after forgetting his own wedding anniversary.
A note on using this word
The word also names a family of large tropical seabirds known for their clumsy movements on land, which likely inspired the insult.
Words with a similar meaning
fooldolt
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Another way to use it
2. noun
any of several large tropical seabirds of the genus Sula, known for their awkward gait on land
A blue-footed booby stood comically on one leg near the shoreline.
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