How many syllables in Booby
Word
Booby
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
boo-by
Definition
- n. - A dunce; a stupid fellow.
- n. - 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.
- n. - A species of penguin of the antarctic seas.
- a. - Having the characteristics of a booby; stupid.
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