# boob

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbuːb/ · frequency rank #16,852

## Definitions
1. An idiot; a fool.
2. A mistake.

## Etymology
Clipped form of booby (“fool”). Appeared near the beginning of the twentieth century; more information at booby § Etymology 1.

## Easily confused with
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-boy)
- **box** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-box)
- **bro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-bro)
- **bow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-bow)
- **bot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-bot)
- **bop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-bop)
- **bor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-bor)
- **BRB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-brb)
- **bub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-bub)
- **both** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-both)
- **book** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-book)
- **born** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-born)
- **boys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-boys)
- **boss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-boss)
- **bowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-bowl)
- **boom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-boom)
- **boot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-boot)
- **bros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-bros)
- **bout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-bout)
- **bore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boob-vs-bore)

## Common misspellings (3)
`bboob`, `boobb`, `obob`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/boob