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Synonyms for booby

27 synonyms
2 meanings

noun
adjective

Most common

boob noddy numbskull UK

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Boob — A stupid person

boob, dunce, dolt, noddy, dullard, dumb-bell, ass hole, arsehole UK, asshole US, oaf, dummy, fool, jerk US, pin-head, block head, dope, fathead, chump, numbskull UK, numskull US, twit, lame brain, moron, bone head, ninny informal

Adjective

1. Busty — having large breasts

Other

silly, boobish, boobily

Definitions

n. 1
A stupid person.
adj. 1
Having large breasts.

Related words

Word family: boob
Phrases: booby hatch booby trap masked booby blue-faced booby
Other spellings: boobie

Forms

Plural: boobies → boobs, dunces, dolts, noddies…

Example sentences

boob Sami told Layla that she needed to get a boob job.
noddy Noddy wears a blue hat and red shoes.
numbskull Even a numbskull can hit a good idea now and then.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
booby		rising
boob		rising
noddy		steady
numbskull		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: oaf
4 letters: fool¹, jerk¹, dope¹, boob¹, twit, dolt
5 letters: silly², moron², dummy², busty², chump¹, dunce, noddy, ninny²
6 letters: chesty
7 letters: asshole², fathead, dullard, boobish, boobily
8 letters: arsehole², numskull
9 letters: numbskull

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (silly² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: néné
Italiano: tetta
Español: teta