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Booby ˈbuːbi Noun Plural Informal Stupid Person Jepok/1xfvkt+4i2iof8evkwhf2vf1ysc/V3w2g3lqhlvhuklsuzdkt0+Gqbitntkngmjsssejaczyzvgalyikrgxqyczmuzphcfeey0c36m7viwowe3cgkfqf17qzooinyfbmv2n5priqbm5c5jfvjfn57w1aqn41evz+0ypd+5dkc7o7z3hw4w+3aqbduho3pfqojd2/00kjdzeqvuts+Htkc2xyx1pdpwkhr+Eaidnpxwarpirylbfmhxvhas

A booby is an informal term for a stupid person. It can also refer to a woman's breast or a type of seabird.

Booby can refer to a stupid person, a woman's breast (in informal usage, often by children), or a type of tropical seabird.

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Oxford booby / ˈbuːbi ; NAmE ˈbuːbi / noun ( plural boobies ) 1 ( informal) a stupid person 笨蛋;傻瓜 ◆ Don't be such a booby! 不要那么傻! 2 [usually plural ] ( informal) a word for a woman's breast, used especially by children (女人的)乳房(多见于儿童用语) 3 a large tropical bird with brightly coloured feet that lives near the sea 鲣鸟(大型热带海鸟) booby boobies booby / ˈbuːbi ; NAmE ˈbuːbi /
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boobyboo‧by /ˈbuːbi/ noun (plural boobies) [countable]
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informal a silly or stupid person
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傻瓜(45%),饵雷(43%),海鹅(12%)
n.呆子;傻瓜;塘鹅;(在比赛或游戏中)成绩最差的人

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