as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
made an embarrassing boob on a chat show that had all of London laughing
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as in to fumble
to make a mistake
it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it
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Recent Examples of boob
Jane Yeh, The New York Review of Books, 8 May 2025
None of that struck me as a reason not to pursue more comfortably sized boobs.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 7 Apr. 2025
Oh God, like the choking on the milk from the puppet boob?
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Charley comes in six cute colors with cup sizes up to N and band sizes up to 46, perfect for big boobs and full figures.
—Andrea Jordan, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Sometimes the truth is impossible as a bodice Spilling over with boobs, it just can’t be contained.
—Jane Yeh, The New York Review of Books, 8 May 2025
None of that struck me as a reason not to pursue more comfortably sized boobs.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 7 Apr. 2025
Oh God, like the choking on the milk from the puppet boob?
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Charley comes in six cute colors with cup sizes up to N and band sizes up to 46, perfect for big boobs and full figures.
—Andrea Jordan, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boob
Noun
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Scott, whose lone major was 12 years ago at the Masters, didn’t make a mistake since a soft bogey on the opening hole and looked far younger than his 44 years down the stretch with brilliant iron play and enough putts for a 67, leaving him one shot behind.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
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Status threat, risk of irrelevance, and making mistakes are common barriers.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
Verb
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United goalkeeper Altay Bayındır fumbled the ball on the edge of his area, allowing Villa forward Morgan Rogers to take possession and put the ball into the net.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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Minnesota Vikings: Aaron Jones — Jones came up in the discussion about fumbling, but that will not stop him from being the leading backfield producer for the Vikings.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The government has admitted in court that his deportation was an administrative error.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
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In 2018, a study by MIT Media Lab revealed that commercial AI systems had error rates of up to 34% for darker-skinned women, compared to just 1% for lighter-skinned men.—
Jessica Smith,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Scott made the turn at even-par but a bogey-bogey-double bogey stumble from holes Nos. 14-16 ended his tournament.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Then in 2022, with escalating inflation and consumer pressure, the stock stumbled again with a 63% drop.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Other big moments in Trump’s presidency include the leak of U.S. military attack plans to Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, what was widely considered to be the first major blunder of his second term.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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By the 10th, all those blunders faded into the background of their third win in three tries since Posey’s shocking flurry of roster moves.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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First, Kane, who took four penalties in Monday’s Game 3, was called for high-sticking forward Tomas Nosek and then Nurse tripped Barkov.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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Longer trips sail to Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico, and Honduras.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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“Boob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boob. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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