Booby — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an ignorant or foolish person

small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɹɪˈɑːmə/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɜːdaʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɜːdaʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌæɹɪˈɑːmə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dope pinhead dummy dumbbell boob

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dummkopf

eine unwissende oder dumme Person

🇫🇷French

nigaud

une personne ignorante ou stupide

🇪🇸Spanish

bobo

una persona ignorante o tonta

🇮🇹Italian

tonto

una persona ignorante o stolta

🇳🇱Dutch

dom

een onwetend of dwaas persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

bobo

uma pessoa ignorante ou tola

🇷🇺Russian

олух

невежественный или глупый человек

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्ख

अज्ञानी या मूर्ख व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

বোবি

একজন অজ্ঞ বা মূর্খ ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்ணி வெடி

ஒரு அறியாமை அல்லது முட்டாள் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

బూబీ

అజ్ఞాని లేదా మూర్ఖుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

बूबी

एक अज्ञानी किंवा मूर्ख व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

બૂબી

એક અજ્ઞાની અથવા મૂર્ખ વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೂಬಿ

ಅಜ್ಞಾನಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮೂರ್ಖ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബോബി

അറിവില്ലാത്ത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിഡ്ഢിയായ വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੂਬੀ

ਇੱਕ ਬੇਸਮਝ ਜਾਂ ਮੂਰਖ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بوبی

ایک جاہل یا بے وقوف شخص

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鲣鸟

无知或愚蠢的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ブービー

無知または愚かな人

🇰🇷Korean

얼간이

무지하거나 어리석은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngu ngốc

một người ngu dốt hoặc ngu ngốc

🇹🇭Thai

คนโง่

คนโง่เขลาหรือโง่เขลา

🇮🇩Indonesian

bodoh

orang yang bodoh atau bodoh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مفخخة

شخص جاهل أو أحمق

🇮🇷Persian

انفجاری

یک فرد نادان یا احمق

🇹🇷Turkish

bubi

cahil veya aptal bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

בובי

אדם בור או טיפש

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