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boob

1 American  
[boob] / bub /

noun

  1. a stupid person; fool; dunce.

  2. British. a blunder; mistake.

verb (used without object)

  1. British. to blunder.

boob 2 American  
[boob] / bub /

noun

Slang.

  1. a female breast.

boob 1 British  
/ buːb /

noun

  1. an ignorant or foolish person; booby

  2. an embarrassing mistake; blunder

  3. a female breast

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verb

  1. (intr) to make a blunder

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boob 2 British  
/ buːb /

noun

  1. a prison

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adjective

  1. of poor quality, similar to that provided in prison

    boob coffee
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Etymology

Origin of boob1

1905–10, back formation from booby 1

Origin of boob2

First recorded in 1945–50; apparently back formation from booby 2

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