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If art means as much to you as it does to me, or even if you're just exploring the art world for the first time, I invite you to turn off the boob tube, pry the Wii controllers from your kids' hands, and drag them to a museum.
Lynda Resnick

Meaning of "boob" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOOB

Back formation from booby.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BOOB

boob  [buːb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOOB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Boob is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb boob in English.

WHAT DOES BOOB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Boob

Boob or Boobs may refer to: ▪ The Boob, a film by William Wellman ▪ "Boobs", a science fiction short story by Suzy McKee Charnas ▪ Boobs! The Musical, a revue by Ruth Wallis ▪ slang for the female breast As a person's name: ▪ Boob Darling, American football player ▪ Boob Fowler, Major League Baseball shortstop ▪ Boob McNutt, a comic strip by Rube Goldberg which ran from 1915 to September 1934 ▪ Jeremy Hillary Boob, a fictional character in the animated movie Yellow Submarine ▪ Musa M'Boob, a Gambian musician...

Definition of boob in the English dictionary

The first definition of boob in the dictionary is an ignorant or foolish person; booby. Other definition of boob is an embarrassing mistake; blunder. Boob is also a female breast.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOOB

PRESENT

Present
I boob
you boob
he/she/it boobs
we boob
you boob
they boob
Present continuous
I am boobing
you are boobing
he/she/it is boobing
we are boobing
you are boobing
they are boobing
Present perfect
I have boobed
you have boobed
he/she/it has boobed
we have boobed
you have boobed
they have boobed
Present perfect continuous
I have been boobing
you have been boobing
he/she/it has been boobing
we have been boobing
you have been boobing
they have been boobing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I boobed
you boobed
he/she/it boobed
we boobed
you boobed
they boobed
Past continuous
I was boobing
you were boobing
he/she/it was boobing
we were boobing
you were boobing
they were boobing
Past perfect
I had boobed
you had boobed
he/she/it had boobed
we had boobed
you had boobed
they had boobed
Past perfect continuous
I had been boobing
you had been boobing
he/she/it had been boobing
we had been boobing
you had been boobing
they had been boobing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will boob
you will boob
he/she/it will boob
we will boob
you will boob
they will boob
Future continuous
I will be boobing
you will be boobing
he/she/it will be boobing
we will be boobing
you will be boobing
they will be boobing
Future perfect
I will have boobed
you will have boobed
he/she/it will have boobed
we will have boobed
you will have boobed
they will have boobed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been boobing
you will have been boobing
he/she/it will have been boobing
we will have been boobing
you will have been boobing
they will have been boobing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would boob
you would boob
he/she/it would boob
we would boob
you would boob
they would boob
Conditional continuous
I would be boobing
you would be boobing
he/she/it would be boobing
we would be boobing
you would be boobing
they would be boobing
Conditional perfect
I would have boob
you would have boob
he/she/it would have boob
we would have boob
you would have boob
they would have boob
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been boobing
you would have been boobing
he/she/it would have been boobing
we would have been boobing
you would have been boobing
they would have been boobing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you boob
we let´s boob
you boob
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to boob
Past participle
boobed
Present Participle
boobing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOOB


Canteloube
ˈkæntəˌluːb
cube
kjuːb
Danube
ˈdænjuːb
doob
duːb
drawtube
ˈdrɔːˌtjuːb
flashtube
ˈflæʃˌtjuːb
haboob
hɑːˈbuːb
hypercube
ˈhaɪpəˌkjuːb
jujube
ˈdʒuːdʒuːb
lube
luːb
myotube
ˌmaɪəˈtjuːb
nanotube
ˈnænəʊˌtjuːb
noob
nuːb
phototube
ˈfəʊtəʊˌtjuːb
pube
ˈpjuːb
rube
ruːb
tube
tjuːb
YouTube
ˈjuːˌtjuːb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOOB

boo-word
boob happy
boob job
boob tube
boobhead
boobialla
boobies
boobird
boobish
booboisie
boobook
Boobquake
booby
booby hatch
booby prize
booby trap
booby-trap
booby-trapped
boobyish
boobyism

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOOB

blob
blow job
bob
cob
dob
droob
fob
gob
handjob
hob
Jacob
job
knob
lob
mob
nob
on the job
on-the-job
rob
sob

Synonyms and antonyms of boob in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «boob» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOOB

Find out the translation of boob to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of boob from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boob» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

布布
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

teta
570 millions of speakers

English

boob
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उल्लू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المعتوه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

болвана
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peitos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দোষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nichon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boob
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brust
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おっぱい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가슴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngguyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người ngu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उल्हास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dangalak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tetta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

boob
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бовдура
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

boob
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

boob
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boob
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

boob
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boob
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boob

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOOB»

The term «boob» is very widely used and occupies the 14.316 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOOB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «boob» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «boob» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boob

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «BOOB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word boob.
1
Lynda Resnick
If art means as much to you as it does to me, or even if you're just exploring the art world for the first time, I invite you to turn off the boob tube, pry the Wii controllers from your kids' hands, and drag them to a museum.
2
Corey Taylor
I think people are tired of fake music, man. And there's a lot of it. Technology has reached the point where any boob can walk into a studio and with a little AutoTuning you can have a hit song. I think it's pathetic.
3
Charlize Theron
If I knew that 3D was going to be such a big deal, I would have gotten that boob job 10 years ago.

ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOOB»

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOOB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boob is used in the context of the following news items.
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NHS boob job scrounger Josie Cunningham 'expecting her 4th child'
NHS boob job scrounger Josie Cunningham denied posting revenge porn images of the man now reported to be fathering her fourth child. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Has Nicole Scherzinger had a boob job?
Has Nicole Scherzinger had a boob job? It looks as if the star might have bought some birthday boobs. Nicole Scherzinger. By heatworld ... «heatworld, Jul 15»
3
IMPORTANT POLL: Are these Katie Price's boob implants or shiny …
A quick search through the heatworld archives throws up several bajillion results for 'Katie Price', so we like to think we're pretty decent experts ... «heatworld, Jul 15»
4
Risky Rita Ora flashes side boob in plunging collared shirt
Rita Ora kept it sexy and casual as she headed to Chanel's headquarters in Paris. The 24 year-old went with a plunging white collared shirt ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
Male nips join #FreeTheNipple
Now, women who are fed up with having their bare-chested pics kicked off social media are taking up the suggestion in protest against boob ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
6
Boob(s On Your) Tube: Abby Wambach Makes Out With Her Wife On …
Two very important things happened since we last met to discuss the boobs on our tubes. I will list them for you in order of importance. Number ... «Autostraddle, Jul 15»
7
Wimbledon, Book signings and becoming a CoppaFeel! Boob Ninja!
This week it has been revealed that I am a Digital Boob Ninja for the wonderful team at CoppaFeel!. I've spoken lots about CoppaFeel! and Kris ... «hellomagazine.com, Jul 15»
8
Kendall Jenner Celebrates Independence Day With Sexy …
... 4 a sexy mirror selfie showing herself covering one boob while wearing a sheer, long sleeve black crop top and black hiphugger underwear. «E! Online, Jul 15»
9
Singing star Rae's a new Boob Ninja
In images released on social media site Twitter by CoppaFeel, Rae's long curly tresses peak out from a boob-shaped balaclava, and she's ... «Blackpool Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Did Iggy Azalea Get More Than a Boob Job? Plastic Surgery Experts …
Every Friday, we'll bring you plastic surgery experts dissecting your favorite celebrities and the procedures they may have gotten done! «Life & Style Weekly, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Boob [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/boob>. Apr 2024 ».
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