1
: a stupid awkward person : simpleton
2
: boor, philistine
compared to the civilized and educated European, the American seemed a boob—
J. T. Farrell
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boobed; boobing; boobs
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Noun (2)
made an embarrassing boob on a chat show that had all of London laughing
Verb
it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Remember a few years back when boobs were declared over?
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
The boob tube, and the mass dumbification its name implies, is on its way back, if not already here.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
Their hair was big and blond, their boobs were bigger.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Land of the Lost (2009) The big, fat, truly awful belly-flop on his résumé, this leaden reboot/spoof of the 1970s TV series has everything: ugly CGI; a dumb homage to A Chorus Line; crass boob jokes; Jorma Taccone playing a monkey; Matt Lauer.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Remember a few years back when boobs were declared over?
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
The boob tube, and the mass dumbification its name implies, is on its way back, if not already here.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
Their hair was big and blond, their boobs were bigger.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Boob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boob. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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