boob
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈbüb 
1
: a stupid awkward person : simpleton
2
: boor, philistine
compared to the civilized and educated European, the American seemed a boob
J. T. Farrell
J. T. Farrell boobish
ˈbü-bish
adjective boob
2 of 4noun (2)
British
: mistake, blunder
boob
3 of 4verb
boobed; boobing; boobs
intransitive verb
British
: goof sense 2
realised that he had boobed by paying too much
boob
4 of 4noun (3)
sometimes vulgar
: breast
Synonyms
Noun (2)
- blunder
- bobble
- boo-boo
- brick
- clanger [British]
- clinker
- error
- fault
- flub
- fluff
- fumble
- gaff
- gaffe
- goof
- inaccuracy
- lapse
- miscue
- misstep
- mistake
- oversight
- screwup
- slip
- slipup
- stumble
- trip
Verb
- blunder
- err
- flub
- fluff
- foul up
- fumble
- goof (up)
- louse up
- mess (up)
- screw up
- slip up
- stumble
- trip
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Verb it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1), Noun (2), and Verb
short for booby entry 1
Noun (3)
short for booby entry 2
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1959, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1914, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
circa 1931, in the meaning defined above
boob 1 of 2
noun
as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy made an embarrassing boob on a chat show that had all of London laughing Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- mistake
- blunder
- error
- brick
- bobble
- fumble
- flub
- gaff
- boo-boo
- goof
- gaffe
- trip
- stumble
- fluff
- clanger
- inaccuracy
- screwup
- slipup
- boner
- miscue
- misstep
- slip
- blooper
- fault
- clinker
- bloomer
- oversight
- lapse
- pratfall
- howler
- snafu
- misunderstanding
- misstatement
- misconstruction
- miscalculation
- misinterpretation
- misconception
- misjudgment
- misreading
- miscomprehension
- misapprehension
- foul-up
- misdescription
- misimpression
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- precision
- accuracy
- exactness
- correctness
- strictness
- perfection
- preciseness
- infallibility
- exactitude
- inerrancy
boob
2 of 2verb
as in to fumble
to make a mistake it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it Synonyms & Similar Words
- fumble
- stumble
- trip
- blunder
- flub
- fluff
- slip up
- err
- screw up
- mistake
- muff
- foul up
- nod
- louse up
- lay an egg
- bobble
- drop the ball
- bungle
- butcher
- botch
- goof (up)
- misunderstand
- murder
- mangle
- foozle
- miscue
- miscount
- misconceive
- misjudge
- misdeem
- misgauge
- mess (up)
- miscalculate
- mishandle
- misinterpret
- misconstrue