Definitions
small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both
Word origin
17th century. From Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus (“stammering”).
Used in a sentence
“The daughter is said to be well-bred and beautiful; the son an awkward booby, reared up and spoiled at his mother's apron-string.”
“She knotted our ribbons very tightly so that we should not lose them,—they pulled the little hairs under our curls and made us "ooch" and wriggle. Then Dede gave us little smacks and called us boobies.”
“At which time, ſome Boobyes, weary of flight, made our Ship their pearch, an animall ſo ſimple as ſuffers any to take her without feare, as if a ſtupid ſenſe made her careleſſe of danger...”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Blue-footed seabird”5 letters
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