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| {{Wiktionary|booby|boobie}} | {{Wiktionary|booby|boobie}} | ||
| ⚫ | The ''']''' is a type of seabird. | ||
| ''']''' or '''boobie''' (plural, '''boobies''') is a type of seabird; the term also refers colloquially to a woman's ] or a foolish person, as well as to: | |||
| '''Booby''' or '''boobies''' may also refer to: | |||
| ;Birds | |||
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| ⚫ | |||
| **] (''Papasula abbotti'') | |||
| **] (''Sula nebouxii'') | |||
| **] (''Sula leucogaster'') | |||
| **] (''Sula dactylatra'') | |||
| **] (''Sula granti'') | |||
| **] (''Sula variegata'') | |||
| **] (''Sula sula'') | |||
| **] (''Sula dactylatra tasmani'') | |||
| ==Slang== | |||
| ;People | |||
| * ] | |||
| ⚫ | *] (1949–1988), American |
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| ⚫ | *] (born |
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| *] (born 1970), American football player | |||
| ⚫ | *] (1898–1968), American thief, bank robber and prison escapee | ||
| ==Places== | |||
| ⚫ | * ], Queensland, Australia | ||
| *], chain of three islands in the Caribbean Sea | |||
| *], |
* ], Western Australia | ||
| * |
* ] | ||
| * Booby Island, a mile offshore of (but not officially claimed by) ] | |||
| ⚫ | *], |
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| * Booby Cay, one of the three ] | |||
| ⚫ | *], Cornwall, UK | ||
| * Booby Pond, Cayman Islands - see ] | |||
| ==As a nickname== | |||
| ;Fools and foolishness | |||
| ⚫ | *] (1949–1988), American National Football League player | ||
| ⚫ | *], device |
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| ⚫ | *] (1898–1968), American thief, bank robber and prison escapee nicknamed "Boobie" | ||
| ⚫ | *] | ||
| *] (born 1987), American National Football League player nicknamed "Boobie" | |||
| **], group of crimes first reported in late 2008 in Uganda | |||
| *] (born 1986), American National Basketball Association player nicknamed "Booby" or "Boobie" | |||
| *], joke prize for a terrible performance or last-place finish | |||
| ⚫ | *] (born 1970), American high school football player | ||
| *], informal and disrespectful term for a hospital for the mentally ill or mentally retarded, similar to "nut house" or "loony bin." | |||
| ==Other uses== | |||
| ;Media and sport | |||
| *Sir Thomas Booby and Lady Booby, characters in the novel '']'' | |||
| *'']'', short film by The Three Stooges | |||
| *'']'', a Japanese Nintendo Family Computer video game | |||
| *'']'', song by Rusty Warren | |||
| *'']'', 1999 album by American rock band Bloodhound Gang | |||
| *], female racehorse owned by Tim Snyder | |||
| *'']'', episode of BBC television series Robin Hood | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| ⚫ | *], Cornwall, UK | ||
| ⚫ | *], a device intended to harm a person who triggers it | ||
| ⚫ | *] | ||
| *] | *] | ||
| *] (disambiguation) | *] | ||
| *] | |||
| *{{Intitle|Booby}} | *{{Intitle|Booby}} | ||
| {{Disambiguation|geo}} | |||
| {{Disambig}} | |||
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| ] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:43, 15 July 2024
The booby is a type of seabird.
Booby or boobies may also refer to:
Slang
Places
- Booby Island (Queensland), Queensland, Australia
- Booby Island (Kimberley), Western Australia
- Booby Island (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
- Booby Island, a mile offshore of (but not officially claimed by) Saint George Basseterre Parish
- Booby Cay, one of the three Swan Islands, Honduras
- Booby Pond, Cayman Islands - see Booby Pond Nature Reserve
As a nickname
- Boobie Clark (1949–1988), American National Football League player
- Russell Clark (criminal) (1898–1968), American thief, bank robber and prison escapee nicknamed "Boobie"
- Anthony Dixon (born 1987), American National Football League player nicknamed "Boobie"
- Daniel Gibson (born 1986), American National Basketball Association player nicknamed "Booby" or "Boobie"
- Boobie Miles (born 1970), American high school football player
Other uses
- Sir Thomas Booby and Lady Booby, characters in the novel Joseph Andrews
See also
- Booby's Bay, Cornwall, UK
- Booby trap, a device intended to harm a person who triggers it
- Booby Island (disambiguation)
- Boob (disambiguation)
- Bubi (disambiguation)
- Bobby (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles containing Booby
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