booby

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A stupid person.

   “The daughter is said to be well-bred and beautiful; the son an awkward booby, reared up and spoiled at his mother's apron-string.”

2. isim Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.

   “At which time, ſome Boobyes, weary of flight, made our Ship their pearch, an animall ſo ſimple as ſuffers any to take her without feare, as if a ſtupid ſenſe made her careleſſe of danger...”

3. isim In the game of croquet, a ball that has not passed through the first wicket.

   “A booby may displace another booby or a bridged ball by roquet, ricochet, or concussion.”

4. fiil To behave stupidly; to act like a booby.

   “Who lounge and who loot, and who booby about, / No knowledge within, and no manners without;”

5. fiil To install a booby trap on or at (something); to attack (someone) with a booby trap.

   “Self Boobied. Donald E. Campbell of Merritt Island, Fla., accidentally tripped on one of the shotgun shell booby traps he had installed”

6. sıfat Stupid; unintelligent.

   “When we arrived at the houſe, I was in the utmoſt confuſion; for the booby ſervants ſtood gaping and grinning at my diſtreſs, and Sir Sampſson himſelf told me, with a laugh as horrible as Caliban's, that he would lend me one of his maids to carry me out airing every morning.”

7. isim A breast.

   “At ten o’clock she was lying on the divan with her boobies in her hands.”

8. sıfat Displaying breasts prominently.

   “If it's too tight, I don't want the fat coming out heeya?' She points to the danger spot, where upper arm brushes against glorious bosom, and the top of a strapless dress can cut an unsightly line. 'Am I very booby? Do I look very chesty?'”

9. sıfat Having large breasts.

   “Can I borrow your pink lacey bra? Why? You're like three sizes boobier than me?”