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Etymology 1
17th Century. Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus �stammering�
Noun
en-noun|boobies
- A stupid person.
- context|by extension Any of various tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula, resembling gannets; rests at night in the rigging of sailing ships from where it is easy to catch.
Translations
trans-top|bird
Dutch: jan-van-gent m
Esperanto: sulo
German: Tölpel m
Polish: g�uptak m
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Russian: ол��а (óluša) f
Spanish: piquero m
Vietnamese: chim �iên
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trans-top|stupid person
German: Tölpel m, Narr m, Depp m, Idiot m
Russian: балда (baldá) m|f
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Spanish: tonto m, pendejo m
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Etymology 2
Variant of the earlier bubby. The shortened term boob is a further development from this.
Noun
en-noun|boobies
- slang a woman�s breast
#: At ten oâ��clock she was lying on the divan with her boobies in her hands. — Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer, 1934
Translations
trans-top|woman�s breast
Estonian: tiss
Finnish: tissi
trans-mid
Russian: б��е� (búfer) m
Spanish: teta f, melón m
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