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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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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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, adjectiveWords nearby booty
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Definition 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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