Definition

1. Noun:

   • A breast: Either of the two soft, fleshy, milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman.
   • A foolish or stupid person: An ignorant or unintelligent individual.

2. Verb:

   • To make a stupid mistake: To commit a blunder or a serious error.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Breast):
  • She fed the baby from her boob.
• Noun (Foolish person):
  • Don't be such a boob; that's obviously the wrong answer.
• Verb:
  • I really boobed when I forgot our anniversary.

Advanced Usage

• "to boob out": (informal) to make a foolish mistake or to fail to do something.
  • I totally boobed out and missed the meeting.

Variants and Related Words

• Booby (noun): A foolish person; also a type of seabird.
  • He felt like a real booby for locking his keys in the car.
• Booby trap (noun): A hidden trap or device designed to harm or surprise someone.
  • The soldiers were careful to avoid booby traps.

Synonyms

• Noun (Breast): Breast, bosom, tit (slang).
• Noun (Fool): Fool, idiot, dunce, simpleton.
• Verb: Blunder, err, slip up, mess up.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Boob off (informal, rare): To avoid work or responsibility; to be idle.
  • He spent the afternoon boobing off instead of studying.

Related Idioms

• A boob tube: (slang, dated) A television set.
  • He spent all night staring at the boob tube.
• To be a boob magnet: (slang, humorous) To be something that attracts foolish people.
  • That get-rich-quick scheme is a real boob magnet.

Noun

1. either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
2. an ignorant or foolish person

Verb

1. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
   • I blundered during the job interview