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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Booby \Boo"by\ (b[=oo]"b[y^]), a.
     Having the characteristics of a booby; stupid.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Booby \Boo"by\ (b[=oo]"b[y^]), n.; pl. Boobies (-b[i^]z). [Sp.
     bobo dunce, idiot; cf. L. balbus stammering, E. barbarous.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. A dunce; a stupid fellow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) A swimming bird ({Sula fiber or Sula sula) related
            to the common gannet, and found in the West Indies,
            nesting on the bare rocks. It is so called on account
            of its apparent stupidity -- unafraid of men, it
            allows itself to be caught by a simple and undisguised
            approach. The name is also sometimes applied to other
            species of gannets; as, Sula piscator, the
            red-footed booby; and Sula nebouxii, the
            blue-footed booby.
        (b) A species of penguin of the antarctic seas.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Booby hatch
        (a) (Naut.), a kind of wooden hood over a hatch, readily
            removable.
        (b), an insane asylum. [Colloq.]
  
     Booby hut, a carriage body put upon sleigh runners. [Local,
        U. S.] --Bartlett.
  
     Booby hutch, a clumsy covered carriage or seat, used in the
        eastern part of England. --Forby.
  
     Booby prize, an award for the poorest performance in a
        competition; hence, metaphorically, the recognition of a
        strikingly inferior or incompetent performance.
  
     Booby trap
        (a), a schoolboy's practical joke, as a shower bath when a
            door is opened.
        (b), any concealed device causing surprise or injury when
            a usually harmless object is touched; -- in military
            operations, typically containing an explosive charge.
            [1913 Webster +PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Booby \Boo"by\ (b[=oo]"b[y^]), n.; pl. Boobies (-b[i^]z). [Sp.
     bobo dunce, idiot; cf. L. balbus stammering, E. barbarous.]
     1. A dunce; a stupid fellow.
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) A swimming bird ({Sula fiber or S. sula) related to
            the common gannet, and found in the West Indies,
            nesting on the bare rocks. It is so called on account
            of its apparent stupidity. The name is also sometimes
            applied to other species of gannets; as, S.
            piscator, the red-footed booby.
        (b) A species of penguin of the antarctic seas.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Booby \Boo"by\ (b[=oo]"b[y^]), a.
     Having the characteristics of a booby; stupid.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  booby
       n 1: an ignorant or foolish person [syn: dumbbell, dummy, dope,
             boob, pinhead]
       2: small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or
          both

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  booby
     n.
     A stupid person.
     vb.
     (lb en rare intransitive) To behave stupidly; to act like a booby.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) A woman’s breast.
     a.
     (lb en informal of clothing or a person) Displaying breasts
  prominently.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  booby
     n.
     A stupid person.
     vb.
     (lb en rare intransitive) To behave stupidly; to act like a booby.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) A woman’s breast.
     a.
     (lb en informal of clothing or a person) Displaying breasts
  prominently.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  booby
     n.
     A stupid person.
     vb.
     (lb en rare intransitive) To behave stupidly; to act like a booby.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) A woman’s breast.
     a.
     (lb en informal of clothing or a person) Displaying breasts
  prominently.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  booby
     n.
     A stupid person.
     vb.
     (lb en rare intransitive) To behave stupidly; to act like a booby.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) A woman’s breast.
     a.
     (lb en informal of clothing or a person) Displaying breasts
  prominently.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  booby
     Englanti n.
     1 (''puhekieltä'') tissi
     2 suula

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Booby /bˈuːbi/
  المغفّل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  booby //ˈbuːbi// 
  1. глупак
  stupid person
  2. цици
  woman’s breast

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  booby /bˈuːbi/ 
  naivka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  booby /bˈuːbi/ 
  děcko

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  booby /bˈuːbi/ 
  hlupák

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  booby /bˈuːbi/
  Dummkopf , Tölpel , Stoffel  [ugs.]
     Synonyms: chump, dullard, dummy, dough head
  
   see: boobies, chumps, dullards, dummies, dough heads
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  booby //ˈbuːbi// 
  1. suula
  bird
  2. tollo
  stupid person
  3. tissi
  woman’s breast

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  booby /bˈuːbi/ 
  1. मूर्ख
        "He is a real booby."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  booby /bˈuːbi/
  1. fajankó
  2. bamba
  3. mafla
  4. nagy kamasz

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  booby //ˈbuːbi// 
  カツオドリ, 鰹鳥
  bird

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  booby //ˈbuːbi// 
  sula
  bird

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  booby /bˈuːbi/
  1. budala kimse, bön kimse, ahmak kimse
  2. bir oyun veya müsabakada en kötü oyuncu
  3. sınıfın en tembel talebesi. booby hatch (A.B.D.), (argo) akıl hastanesi. booby prize bir oyunun en kötü oyuncusuna veya bir yarışmada sonuncu olana verilen odül. booby trap kamufle edilmiş ufak bomba
  4. gizli tuzak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbubi/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  63 Moby Thesaurus words for "booby":
     also-ran, asshole, bag, boob, boobs, bosom, breast, breasts,
     brisket, bust, chest, chump, crop, defeatee, ding-a-ling, dingbat,
     dingdong, dolt, dolthead, duck, dug, fall guy, fathead, galoot,
     game loser, good loser, good sport, goof, jerk, jerk-off, klutz,
     knockers, loser, mama, mamelon, mamelonation, mammary gland,
     mammilla, mammillation, mutt, nenes, nipple, oak, pap, papilla,
     pigeon breast, prize sap, sap, saphead, sawney, schlemiel, sport,
     stooge, teat, the vanquished, thorax, tit, tits, titties, titty,
     udder, underdog, victim
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 呆子,傻瓜;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 呆子,傻瓜

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