boob

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noun (1)

ˈbüb

Synonyms of boob next

: a stupid awkward person : simpleton

: boor, philistine

compared to the civilized and educated European, the American seemed a boob—

J. T. Farrell

boobish

ˈbü-bish

adjective

boob

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verb

boobed; boobing; boobs

intransitive verb

British

: goof sense 2

realised that he had boobed by paying too much

boob

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Examples of boob in a Sentence

Noun (2) made an embarrassing boob on a chat show that had all of London laughing Verb it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it

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Noun

The channel’s flabbergasted hosts, played by Heidi Gardner and Mikey Day, try their best to steer away from the fact that the cookie is a boob. —

Rima Parikh, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024 The full coverage cups keep my boobs separated and contained (no spillage here). —

Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 17 Sep. 2024 The helmer reveals all about women and their love and hate with their boobs, through a Jaffa bra shop’s fitting room. —

Annika Pham, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024 With each passing day, as your estrogen level ratchets up, everything can get puffier and more tender (yes, including your boobs), and mood swings could be on the docket. —

Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for boob