English English Dictionary

of Booby

A dunce; a stupid fellow.

A swimming bird (Sula fiber or S. sula) related to the common gannet, and found in the West Indies, nesting on the bare rocks. It is so called on account of its apparent stupidity. The name is also sometimes applied to other species of gannets; as, S. piscator, the red-footed booby.

Having the characteristics of a booby; stupid.

A species of penguin of the antarctic seas.

Stupid; dull.

Same as Buddha.

Same as Buddhism.

Same as Buddhist.

The whole collection or lot; caboodle.

Money given in payment for votes or political influence; bribe money; swag.

To bawl; to cry loudly.

The sailfish; -- called also woohoo.

of Boohoe

of Boohoe

To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; as, to be booked for Southampton; to book a seat in a theater.

To mark out for; to destine or assign for; as, he is booked for the valedictory.

To enter, write, or register in a book or list.

Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of whist; in certain other games, two or more corresponding cards, forming a set.

A composition, written or printed; a treatise.