Definition of boob

boobnoun

/buːb//buːb/

The origin of the word "boob" to refer to a woman's breast is believed to have derived from the Middle English word "bube," which meant "breast" or "bottle," and was associated with the wisdom and nourishment that breasts provided. In the 16th century, the word "boob" was used to refer to a foolish or incompetent person. However, it is uncertain how this extended meaning came about. Some theories suggest that it may have stemmed from the slang term "booby," which meant "stupid" or "foolish," or from the similar-sounding Dutch words "boom" (meaning "tree") or "boor" (meaning "farmer"), which may have led to misunderstandings or mispronunciations of the term by English speakers. Regardless of its origins, the modern usage of "boob" to describe a woman's breast is a shortened form of the earlier word "titty," which derived from the Middle English word "tet(t)\," meaning "breast."

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type danh từ
meaning(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) người ngốc nghếch, người khờ dại
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a woman’s breast

ngực của một người phụ nữ

a stupid mistake

một sai lầm ngu ngốc

Example:
  • I made a bit of a boob deleting that file.

    Tôi đã hơi ngu ngốc khi xóa tập tin đó.

a stupid person

một người ngu ngốc