booty

1425–75; 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

OTHER WORDS FROM booty

boo·ty·less, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH booty

bootee, bootie, booty

Words nearby booty

bootstrap memory, bootstrap paradox, boottopping, boot tree, boot up, booty, booty call, bootylicious, boo-word, booze, booze cruise

Other 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

First 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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How to use booty in a sentence

Co-workers would describe her as having a “Coke bottle figure,” “onion booty,” “fat a--,” “fat a-- t--ies,” Barraza, 38, recalled in an interview with The Post.
A Tesla factory worker alleges sexual harassment is rampant in a rare lawsuit. Now other women are stepping forward.|Faiz Siddiqui|November 19, 2021|Washington Post
I can’t help but feel like if slaves had baby oil and booty shorts, we might have been free a hundred years sooner.
Dave Chappelle draws criticism for doubling down on jokes about the LGBTQ community|Sonia Rao|October 7, 2021|Washington Post
Almost everyone I spoke to said they have used JSwipe because they are specifically not just looking for a booty call.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But his first forays into film were forgettable comedies like Booty Call.
Jamie Foxx: Get Over the Black ‘Annie’|Stereo Williams|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Get ready to bid farewell to the spitfire Bobby Bottleservice and big booty player Ref Jeff.
The Zany Shades of Nick Kroll|Abby Haglage|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Look to “Booty Rap,” easily the best sketch on this season thus far, for proof of that.
How Aidy Bryant Stealthily Became Your Favorite ‘Saturday Night Live’ Star|Kevin Fallon|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Palmer also created a related booty-eating playlist, for your listening pleasure.
The ‘Back Door’ Is Having Its Pop Culture Moment|Gabriella Paiella|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They succeeded in stopping thirty or forty coaches, and rode off with a great booty in guineas, watches and jewellery.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
It was thought probable that Kidd would carry his booty to some colony.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
One by one the bags were opened, and glorious, indeed, was the booty—well worth the risk we had encountered!
Confessions of a Thug|Philip Meadows Taylor
They were one by one ransacked for treasure, and in some of the largest much booty was obtained.
Confessions of a Thug|Philip Meadows Taylor
The massacre lasted three days; after which the marauders, laden with booty, took refuge in the mountains.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

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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