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booby (1)

boo·by [ bbee ] (plural boo·bies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody unintelligent: somebody regarded as silly or unintelligent ( dated informal )

2. large tropical seabird: a large seabird of the gannet family, with brown, black, and/or white feathers, often with a brightly colored beak and feet. Native to: tropical regions.  Family Sulidae.

[Early 17th century. Probably alteration of Spanish bobo< Latin balbus "stammering"]
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