boob1 nounboob2 verb
boobboob1 /buːb/ noun [countable] 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINboob
ExamplesOrigin:
1 1900-2000 bubby ‘breast’ (17-21 centuries), perhaps from the sound of a sucking baby 2-3 1600-1700 Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus ‘stammering’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- We labelled the pictures with the wrong names, but the boob was spotted by one of our readers.
- Whoops! I think I've made a booboo.
Longman Language Activatormistake► mistake
Phrases something incorrect that you do, say, or write without intending to: · Your essay is full of mistakes.· Celia corrected the mistakes with a pen.mistake in: · a tiny mistake in their calculationsmake a mistake: · Sampras was playing badly, making a lot of mistakes.there's a mistake: · There must be some mistake - I definitely paid the bill last week.
► error a mistake - use this especially to talk about mistakes in calculating or in using a language, system, or computer: · An error occurred in the processing of your application.error in: · There seems to be an error in the data.human error (=when a mistake is caused by people, not by a machine): · The report concluded that the accident was caused by human error.computer error (=a mistake caused by a computer): · Over 50 people were denied a vote through a computer error.
► slip a small unimportant mistake that is easy to make: make a slip: · Don't worry -- we all make slips from time to time.· People doing this kind of precision work can't afford to make the slightest slip.
► slip-up a careless mistake that may spoil a plan or process: · This whole situation only happened because of a slip-up by the bank.· If we are going to win the contract, we can't afford any more slip-ups.
► mix-up a careless mistake that causes confusion about details, for example someone's name, the time of a meeting etc: · The police have now returned Mr Sullivan's car and apologized for the mix-up.mix-up over: · There was a mix-up over the train times and I arrived two hours late.mix-up in: · I'm afraid there's been a mix-up in the booking - we were expecting you tomorrow.
► oversight a mistake that you make by not noticing something or by forgetting to do something: · I'm sure it was just an oversight that your name wasn't on the list.· The bank apologized for the oversight.· Due to an administrative oversight, several members of staff did not receive pay checks this month.
► slip of the tongue when you accidentally say a different word from the word you intended to say, sometimes with embarrassing results: · He quickly corrected his unfortunate slip of the tongue.· Did I say "Harlow"? Sorry, I meant "Harrow". It was just a slip of the tongue.
► boob British /booboo American informal a silly mistake, especially one that amuses people: · We labelled the pictures with the wrong names, but the boob was spotted by one of our readers.make a boob/booboo: · Whoops! I think I've made a booboo.
► howler a very bad mistake, especially one that shows you do not know something: · He read out a selection of howlers from students' exam answers.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the boob tube► a nose/boob job
1[usually plural] informal a woman’s breast2 British English informal a silly mistake3 American English old-fashioned a stupid or silly person- What's on the boob tube?
- He may have had a nose job at Edith Piaf's request, but that was a long time ago.
- If I hung around here any longer, it would all go on a nose job for Emily Quigley.
- Jackson must've been under the effects of the anaesthetic after a nose job to come out with something so bad.
- Not only is she incredibly slim, she's also allegedly had a nose job to improve her looks.
- Tries to put her best face forward, even if it means a nose job.
boob1 nounboob2 verb
boobboob2 verb [intransitive] British English informal Verb TableVERB TABLE
boob
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | boob |
| he, she, it | boobs | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | boobed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have boobed |
| he, she, it | has boobed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had boobed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will boob |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have boobed |
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the boob tube► a nose/boob job
to make a stupid mistake SYN goof American English: - What's on the boob tube?
- He may have had a nose job at Edith Piaf's request, but that was a long time ago.
- If I hung around here any longer, it would all go on a nose job for Emily Quigley.
- Jackson must've been under the effects of the anaesthetic after a nose job to come out with something so bad.
- Not only is she incredibly slim, she's also allegedly had a nose job to improve her looks.
- Tries to put her best face forward, even if it means a nose job.
I think Jean’s boobed again.