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   boob

   /buːb/

   noun

   • 1. an embarrassing mistake: British "the boob was spotted by a security expert at the show"
   • 2. a foolish or stupid person: North American "why was that boob given a key investigation?"

   verb

   • 1. make an embarrassing mistake: British "we found that we had boobed and the booking was for the previous week"

   Word Origin early 20th century: abbreviation of booby1.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • O

     1

   • B

     3

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