Booby (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("booby" is a kind of...):
gannet (large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish)
Holonyms ("booby" is a member of...):
genus Sula; Sula (type genus of the Sulidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An ignorant or foolish person
Synonyms:
boob; booby; dope; dumbbell; dummy; pinhead
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("booby" is a kind of...):
simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)