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boob

1. slang noun A female breast. The male fascination with boobs will always be beyond my understanding.

2. noun A stupid, clumsy, or foolish person. Jeremy can act like such a boob sometimes.

3. noun A foolish or clumsy mistake or error. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Aw, don't worry, you just made a bit of a boob, that's all.

4. verb To make a foolish or clumsy mistake or error. Primarily heard in UK. I'm afraid I boobed pretty spectacularly in class this morning.

side boob

slang The side of a woman's breast when partially exposed or accentuated by her clothing. Does this dress give me too much side boob?

See also: boob, side

man boobs

slang A derisive reference to a man's chest, especially when he is overweight and appears to have breasts. You need to hit the gym, dude. Man boobs are not sexy.

See also: boob, man

boob

(bub)

1. n. a stupid person; a rural oaf. Why did I marry a boob like you?

2. and booby (ˈbubi) n. a breast. (Usually plural. Usually objectionable.) With boobs like that, she can go anywhere she likes.

boob-tube

(ˈbubˈtub)

n. a television set. (Something for a boob to watch.) You spend too much time in front of the boob-tube.