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A booby is a silly or stupid person — a mild, rather old-fashioned word, closer to fool than to a vicious insult. You might meet it in older stories, in 'what a booby I am', or in set phrases more than in young people's daily talk.
A booby booby is a silly or stupid person是笨蛋、傻瓜的意思 — a mild, rather old-fashioned word語氣溫和、有點老派， closer to fool than to a vicious insult比較接近fool（傻子），不是狠毒的辱罵。 You might meet it你可能會 in older stories在較老的故事裡， in ‘what a booby I am’或在『what a booby I am』（我真是個傻瓜）這種話裡， or in set phrases或是固定片語裡遇到它 more than in young people's daily talk比在年輕人的日常對話裡更常見。
A booby prize is the joke prize for the person who comes last. A booby trap is a hidden trap waiting for someone to blunder into it; that phrase is still very much alive, even if calling a person a booby sounds dated.
A booby prize booby prize is the joke prize for the person who comes last是給最後一名的搞笑獎。 A booby trap booby trap is a hidden trap waiting for someone to blunder into it是暗藏著、等人不小心踩進去的陷阱； that phrase is still very much alive這個說法現在還很常用， even if calling a person a booby sounds dated就算把人叫booby聽起來很過時。
There is also a called a booby; sailors supposedly thought the bird was foolish, which is why it got the name — same insult, different animal.
There is also a seabird called a booby還有一種海鳥也叫booby， sailors supposedly thought the bird was foolish據說水手覺得這種鳥很笨， which is why it got the name這就是牠得名的原因 — same insult, different animal同樣的貶意，換了個動物。
Who says it: older speakers, writers going for a gentle period feel, and anyone using those fixed phrases. It is not street slang now. Do not stretch it into a strong attack; it is too soft and too old for that.
Who says it誰會這樣說： older speakers年紀較大的人， writers going for a gentle period feel想營造溫和年代感的作家， and anyone using those fixed phrases還有用那些固定片語的人。 It is not street slang now現在它不是街頭俚語。 Do not stretch it into a strong attack不要把它拿來當成重話攻擊； it is too soft and too old for that它太溫和、太老派了，不適合。
組成From the 17th century, from Spanish bobo, 'fool', from Latin balbus, 'stammering'. English just borrowed the 'fool' sense; it does not split into English pieces of its own.
同家族的字
- boobinformal short form of the same 'fool' insult (other meanings of boob are separate in use)
原始詞典資料9 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
boobynoun詞源 1/ˈbuːbi/
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A stupid person.
- A Frenchman, in his own Country, would dress a fine Dinner of twenty Dishes, and all genteel and pretty, for the Expence he will put an English Lord to for dressing one Dish. But then there is the little petty Profit. [...] So much is the blind Folly of this Age, that they would rather be impos'd on by a French Booby, than give Encouragement to a good English Cook!
- The daughter is said to be well-bred and beautiful; the son an awkward booby, reared up and spoiled at his mother's apron-string.
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Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.
- At which time, ſome Boobyes, weary of flight, made our Ship their pearch, an animall ſo ſimple as ſuffers any to take her without feare, as if a ſtupid ſenſe made her careleſſe of danger...
- We found on St. Paul's only two kinds of birds—the booby and the noddy. The former is a species of gannet, and the latter a tern. Both are of a tame and stupid disposition, and are so unaccustomed to visitors, that I could have killed any number of them with my geological hammer.
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In the game of croquet, a ball that has not passed through the first wicket.
- A booby may displace another booby or a bridged ball by roquet, ricochet, or concussion.
boobyverb詞源 1/ˈbuːbi/
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rareTo behave stupidly; to act like a booby.
- Who lounge and who loot, and who booby about, / No knowledge within, and no manners without;
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To install a booby trap on or at (something); to attack (someone) with a booby trap.
- Self Boobied. Donald E. Campbell of Merritt Island, Fla., accidentally tripped on one of the shotgun shell booby traps he had installed
boobyadj詞源 1/ˈbuːbi/
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obsoleteslangStupid; unintelligent.
- When we arrived at the houſe, I was in the utmoſt confuſion; for the booby ſervants ſtood gaping and grinning at my diſtreſs, and Sir Sampſson himſelf told me, with a laugh as horrible as Caliban's, that he would lend me one of his maids to carry me out airing every morning.
boobynoun詞源 2/ˈbuːbi/
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A breast.
- At ten o’clock she was lying on the divan with her boobies in her hands.
- Got my neck, got my boobies / Got my heart, got my soul / Got my back, I got my sex
boobyadj詞源 3/ˈbuːbi/
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informalDisplaying breasts prominently.
- If it's too tight, I don't want the fat coming out heeya?' She points to the danger spot, where upper arm brushes against glorious bosom, and the top of a strapless dress can cut an unsightly line. 'Am I very booby? Do I look very chesty?'
- We did a photoshoot the week before and she took the dress from the shoot and said: "I want to wear this for the awards next week. Her publicist was like, "Don't you think it's a bit 'booby' for a kids event?" But she wore it anyway!'
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informalHaving large breasts.
- Can I borrow your pink lacey bra? Why? You're like three sizes boobier than me?
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。