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| The ''']''' is a type of seabird. | |||
| ⚫ | '''Booby''' or ''' |
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| ⚫ | '''Booby''' or '''boobies''' may also refer to: | ||
| * ] (pl. Boobies), a group of seabird species that, with gannets, form the Sulidae | |||
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| * Boob or booby, slang term for "idiot" or "foolish person" | |||
| ** booby hatch (]) | |||
| ** ], an improvised trap, implying only a "booby" would fall for it | |||
| ** ], a worthless or embarrassing item given as a joke to someone who loses a contest | |||
| * Boobs or boobies, slang term for female ] | |||
| * Boobie or booby, a term of endearment derived from the ] term ''bubele'', meaning baby | |||
| * "Boobie", the nickname of Cleveland Cavaliers guard ] | |||
| ==Slang== | |||
| {{Disambig}} | |||
| * ] | |||
| ==Places== | |||
| ] | |||
| * ], Queensland, Australia | |||
| * ], Western Australia | |||
| * ] | |||
| * Booby Island, a mile offshore of (but not officially claimed by) ] | |||
| * Booby Cay, one of the three ] | |||
| * Booby Pond, Cayman Islands - see ] | |||
| ==As a nickname== | |||
| *] (1949–1988), American National Football League player | |||
| *] (1898–1968), American thief, bank robber and prison escapee nicknamed "Boobie" | |||
| *] (born 1987), American National Football League player nicknamed "Boobie" | |||
| *] (born 1986), American National Basketball Association player nicknamed "Booby" or "Boobie" | |||
| *] (born 1970), American high school football player | |||
| ==Other uses== | |||
| *Sir Thomas Booby and Lady Booby, characters in the novel '']'' | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| *], Cornwall, UK | |||
| *], a device intended to harm a person who triggers it | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| *{{Intitle|Booby}} | |||
| {{Disambiguation|geo}} | |||
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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