boob
Not very bright
A boob has two meanings that occasionally collide.
A boob is a foolish person or a stupid mistake: Don't be such a boob.
I made a real boob of myself.
This sense is somewhat dated.
More commonly now, boob is informal slang for a breast: Her boob popped out of her dress.
The plural boobs refers to breasts generally.
The foolish-person sense came first; the breast sense emerged mid-20th century, possibly from booby (a stupid person, also a seabird).
Small perching songbird
- knockerDoor-mounted striking device
- hooterSlang for nose
- mammaryOf milk glands
- bustFailure or sculpture
chest · cleavage · areola · nipple · bosom · jug · melon · ta-ta
tit
Small perching songbird
bust · chest · cleavage · areola · nipple · bosom · jug · melon · ta-ta · honker
simpleton
Unintelligent person
nitwit · numskull · blockhead · bonehead · dullard · doofus · nincompoop · oaf · dodo · clod
fumble
Handle with clumsy fingers
blooper · fluff · bungle · botch · misstep · mishap · slip-up · faux pas · clanger · howler
boobgenius
Person of rare brilliance
mastermind · whiz · brain · savant · prodigy
boobsuccess
Favorable outcome attained
triumph · accuracy · precision · perfection · masterstroke
boobsophisticate
Worldly, cultured person
man of the world · cosmopolitan · connoisseur · slicker · city slicker
- booby trapHidden device to harm
- boob jobCosmetic bust surgery
- boob tubeSlang for television
- booby prizeAward for finishing last
- man boobsEnlarged male chest tissue
- side boobBreast visible from side