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booby (bo̵̅o̅′bē)

noun pl. boobies -·bies

  1. a stupid or foolish person; nitwit
  2. any of a genus (Sula, family Sulidae) of pelecaniform birds that dive and feed on fish of warm seas

Etymology: prob. < Sp bobo, stupid < L balbus, stammering < IE echoic base *bal-bal-

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