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| boo·by [ bbee ] (plural boo·bies) |
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1. somebody unintelligent: somebody regarded as silly or unintelligent
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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.
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| [Early 17th century. Probably alteration of Spanish bobo< Latin balbus "stammering"] |
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