boob meaning (dated): definition, etymology and quotations

boob

noun

/ˈbuːb/

Etymology Clipped form of booby (“fool”). Appeared near the beginning of the twentieth century; more information at booby § Etymology 1.

Not having an ear for music it annoys me to hear the boobs squeal.1914, George Vere Hobart, Boobs, as Seen by John Henry, →OCLC, page 75:
[BURNS AND ENSEMBLE]: Look at all those idiots. Oh, look at all those boobs. An office full of morons. A factory full of fools. Is it any wonder that I'm singing, singing the blues!?1990, “Look At All Those Idiots” (track 9), in The Simpsons Sing The Blues (1990), performed by The Simpsons:

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He said he felt like such a boob in school and nobody talked to him.2008 April 30, “Cher: I was crazy about Tom Cruise”, in Marie Claire:

UK, Informal A mistake.

verb

Etymology Clipped form of booby (“fool”). Appeared near the beginning of the twentieth century; more information at booby § Etymology 1.

To behave stupidly; to act like a boob.

After three hits his cleverness ran out. He boobed.1969, Colin Watson, The Flaxborough Chronicle, →OCLC, page 250:

Informal To make a mistake.

...the younger generation will not altogether be grateful for the book in which they are contained — especially when he boobs in calling the Weavers a rock ensemble.1969, “Alchemy”, in The Canadian Forum, volume 49, page 211:

noun

Etymology Clipped form of booby (“breast”). Appeared from the 20th century; more information at booby § Etymology 2.

Colloquial, Slang A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

Tough luck. Too quick in covering to let them see her boobs.1935, James T. Farrell, Studs Lonigan; A Trilogy, →OCLC, Judgement Day:
Her boob had fallen out of her nightgown and now lay limp against the stained sheet.1974, Ernest Brawley, The Rap, page 256:

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Mommy Has a Boo Boo in Her Boob was written to help families who have been affected by breast cancer.2013, Kim Haskan, Mommy Has a Boo Boo in Her Boob, book cover:

Synonyms: breasts
Derived terms: 45 terms
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noun

Etymology Apparently shortened from booby-hatch.

Australia, US A prison; jail.

Then he got or was brought back to Mongumber he was tired to a tree and was belted by the white officer in charge put into the boob that they have ther I think of cause we cant say for a certain he was brought out of the boob dead or nearly.1927, William Cooper, letter, in Heiss & Minter (eds.), Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 26
I begin to feel homesick for the easy drifting of boob. I guess the fact is I'm afraid of life, haven't got the guts to be a real criminal.1965, Mudrooroo, Wild Cat Falling, HarperCollins, published 2001, page 29:

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