booty
1[ boo-tee ]
/ ˈbu ti /
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noun, plural boo·ties.
spoil taken from an enemy in war; plunder; pillage.
something that is seized by violence and robbery.
any prize or gain.
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Origin of booty
11425–75; late Middle English botye, variant of buty<Middle Low German bute booty (originally a sharing of the spoils); cognate with Old Norse bȳti exchange, barter; oo of boot2
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boo·ty·less, adjectiveOther definitions for booty (2 of 2)
booty2
[ boo-tee ]
/ ˈbu ti /
noun plural boo·ties, boo·tys.
Slang. the buttocks.
Slang: Vulgar.
- the vulva or vagina.
- sexual intercourse.
- women regarded as sex objects.
Also boo·dy [boo-dee, -tee] /ˈbu di, -ti/ .
Origin of booty
2First recorded in 1925–30; origin uncertain; from African American Vernacular English, perhaps from obsolete sense “body”; akin to Jamaican English and Krio buti “buttocks”
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British Dictionary definitions for booty (1 of 2)
booty1
/ (ˈbuːtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
any valuable article or articles, esp when obtained as plunder
Word Origin for booty
C15: from Old French butin, from Middle Low German buite exchange; related to Old Norse býta to exchange, býti barter
British Dictionary definitions for booty (2 of 2)
booty2
/ (ˈbuːtɪ) /
noun
slang the buttocks
Word Origin for booty
C20: from butt 1 buttocks
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