boob
/ˈbuːb/noun, verb
boob is spelled B-O-O-B: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, boob means “An idiot; a fool” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of boob is boobs.
How many letters and syllables are in boob?
| Letters | 4: B-O-O-B |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,896th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is boob?
Boob appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce boob?
- /ˈbuːb/
Boob has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-boob.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with boob?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as boob.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bobo, obbo.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of boob
- boobs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- boobing participle, present
- boobed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does boob mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSdatedderogatoryinformalAn idiot; a fool.
- 2
UKinformalA mistake.
- 3
colloquialslangA breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.
- 4
AustraliaUSA prison; jail.
Then he got or was brought back to Mongumber he was tired to a tree and was belted by the white officer in charge put into the boob that they have ther I think of cause we cant say for a certain he was brought out of the boob dead or nearly
verb
- 1
To behave stupidly; to act like a boob.
- 2
informalTo make a mistake.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Boob in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense breast (colloquial):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nichon, lolo, loloche, néné, doudoune, boîte à lait |
| German | Titte, Möpse |
| Portuguese | mama, maminha, peito |
| Spanish | teta, macoca, chichi, tetica |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does boob come from?
Clipped form of booby (“fool”). Appeared near the beginning of the twentieth century; more information at booby § Etymology 1.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).