2syllables
booby
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Definitions ofbooby
1noun
- A stupid person.
- Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.
- In the game of croquet, a ball that has not passed through the first wicket.
1verb
- To behave stupidly; to act like a booby.
- To install a booby trap on or at (something); to attack (someone) with a booby trap.
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