Boob — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an ignorant or foolish person

either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹɪˌæsiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɜːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɜːd/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæɹɪˌæsiːn/.

Examples

I blundered during the job interview

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blunder dope booby pinhead drop the ball sin tit titty dummy dumbbell bosom goof breast knocker

Parts of Speech

noun	an ignorant or foolish person
noun	either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
verb	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake “I blundered during the job interview”

Word Forms

dopy	adjective	having or revealing stupidity
dopey	adjective	having or revealing stupidity
boob	verb	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
bosomy	adjective	(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
blunderer	noun	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
blunder	noun	an embarrassing mistake
boob	noun	an ignorant or foolish person
goof	noun	a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Brust

eine unwissende oder dumme Person

🇫🇷French

seins

une personne ignorante ou stupide

🇪🇸Spanish

teta

una persona ignorante o tonta

🇮🇹Italian

tetta

una persona ignorante o stolta

🇳🇱Dutch

borst

een onwetend of dwaas persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

peito

uma pessoa ignorante ou tola

🇷🇺Russian

Сиська

невежественный или глупый человек

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उल्लू

अज्ञानी या मूर्ख व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

স্তন

একজন অজ্ঞ বা মূর্খ ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

மார்பு

ஒரு அறியாமை அல்லது முட்டாள் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

బూబ్

అజ్ఞాని లేదా మూర్ఖుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्तन

एक अज्ञानी किंवा मूर्ख व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્તન

એક અજ્ઞાની અથવા મૂર્ખ વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೊಬ್ಬೆ

ಅಜ್ಞಾನಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮೂರ್ಖ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുല

അറിവില്ലാത്ത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിഡ്ഢിയായ വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛਾਤੀ

ਇੱਕ ਬੇਸਮਝ ਜਾਂ ਮੂਰਖ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھاتی

ایک جاہل یا بے وقوف شخص

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

布布

无知或愚蠢的人

🇯🇵Japanese

おっぱい

無知または愚かな人

🇰🇷Korean

얼간이

무지하거나 어리석은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngực

một người ngu dốt hoặc ngu ngốc

🇹🇭Thai

คนโง่

คนโง่เขลาหรือโง่เขลา

🇮🇩Indonesian

dada

orang yang bodoh atau bodoh

🇲🇾Malay

buah dada

seorang yang jahil atau bodoh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المعتوه

شخص جاهل أو أحمق

🇮🇷Persian

سینه

یک فرد نادان یا احمق

🇹🇷Turkish

göğüs

cahil veya aptal bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

טֶמבֶּל

אדם בור או טיפש

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