booby

noun

ˈbü-bē How to pronounce booby (audio)
Definition of boobynext
as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment what kind of booby goes out into the snow barefoot?

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  1. fool
  2. goose
  3. nut
  4. turkey
Noun
  • Market timing is a risky game and often a fool’s errand.
    Ron Insana, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Alexander felt that he had been played the fool — made to love a baby who wasn’t his to raise.
    Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of fool
Noun
  • However, one taste of genuine chocolate was enough to convince the James Beard Award-winning writer that the soul of cacao still exists, and to send him on a wild goose chase that would take him from the rainforests of Bolivia and Brazil to Belize and Guatemala to track it down in the wild.
    Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
  • There are also themes for Roz the robot, Brightbill the goose and Fink the fox.
    Jon Burlingame, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of goose
Noun
  • Roasted tomatoes and halved gooseberries nestle in a pool of kefir and roasted kale oil; avocado wedges rolled in roasted seeds and nuts are separated by sorrel leaves; pea tips and tendrils garnish a stack of fried cheese dumplings.
    Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 July 2017
  • A maker of nutrition and protein bars sold at Publix, CVS, Walgreens and other stores and online outlets nationwide recalled three types of bars after hearing about nut allergy reactions.
    David J. Neal, miamiherald, 6 July 2017
Definition of nut
Noun
  • So far, this bird flu outbreak has affected more than 112 million chickens, turkeys, and other poultry across the US since it was first detected at a turkey-producing facility in Indiana in February 2022.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Knack was at Dodger Stadium with teammates Anthony Banda and Tony Gonsolin for a Thanksgiving turkey giveaway on Nov. 20.
    Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of turkey
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