bootie

[ boo-tee ]

/ ˈbu ti /

noun

Also bootee. a usually soft, sometimes disposable sock or bootlike covering for the foot or shoe, as for informal wear, warmth, or protection: quilted booties for après-ski; germfree, throwaway booties for surgical teams.

bootee(def 1).

Nearby words

bootheel, boothia, boothia peninsula, boothroyd, booths, bootie, booting, bootjack, bootlace, bootlace fungus, bootlace worm

Origin of bootie

First recorded in 1790–1800; boot¹ + -ie

Can be confusedbootee bootie booty

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Examples from the Web for bootie

Every man sharked for his present bootie, but was altogether careless of succeeding penurie.
Captain John Smith|Charles Dudley Warner
Wilkinson also had served under Wallis, but he died soon after the return of the Endeavour, and Bootie died on the way home.
The Naval Pioneers of Australia and Walter Jeffery|Louis Becke

British Dictionary definitions for bootie (1 of 2)

bootie

/ (ˈbuːtɪ) /

noun

a variant of bootee

British Dictionary definitions for bootie (2 of 2)

bootie

/ (ˈbuːtɪ) /

noun

British slang a Royal Marine

Word Origin for bootie

C20: from bootneck, so called from the leather tab used to close their tunic collars

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