Definition for Booby:

• 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.

Synonyms for Booby:

• n.

  •
  • dumb blond,
  • lump,
  • airhead,
  • joker,
  • numpty,
  • maniac.
  •animal (noun)
  • booby.
  •bird (noun)
  • hummingbird,
  • penguin,
  • partridge,
  • curlew,
  • sheldrake,
  • vulture,
  • macaw,
  • chickadee,
  • rook,
  • blackbird,
  • turkey,
  • crested jay,
  • peregrine,
  • ostrich,
  • eagle,
  • parakeet,
  • puffin,
  • cormorant,
  • snipe,
  • ibis,
  • bird,
  • bluebird,
  • bald eagle,
  • parrot,
  • canary,
  • cardinal,
  • sparrow,
  • robin,
  • pelican,
  • pigeon,
  • sea gull,
  • crane,
  • osprey,
  • barn owl,
  • ringtail,
  • myna,
  • teal,
  • jay,
  • sandpiper,
  • bluebill,
  • spoonbill,
  • mallard,
  • starling,
  • bittern,
  • oriole,
  • mockingbird,
  • Canada Goose,
  • peacock,
  • plover,
  • dodo,
  • swift,
  • wren,
  • swan,
  • weaver,
  • quetzal,
  • pheasant,
  • nuthatch,
  • emu,
  • cuckoo,
  • mourning dove,
  • nightingale,
  • cockatoo,
  • falcon,
  • crow,
  • redwing,
  • grouse,
  • squab,
  • magpie,
  • turtledove,
  • bullfinch,
  • waxwing,
  • hawk,
  • kingfisher,
  • flamingo,
  • goose,
  • loon,
  • cassowary,
  • gull,
  • condor,
  • dove,
  • yellowbird,
  • raven,
  • songbird,
  • tern,
  • coot,
  • owl,
  • jackdaw,
  • goldfinch,
  • road runner,
  • grosbeak,
  • thrush,
  • egret,
  • harrier,
  • lovebird,
  • redbird,
  • finch,
  • buzzard,
  • lark,
  • grackle,
  • blue jay,
  • horned owl,
  • heron,
  • duck,
  • albatross,
  • woodpecker,
  • stork.
  •boob (noun)
  • boob.
  •booby (noun)
  • pinhead,
  • dummy,
  • dumbbell.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • idiot.

Paraphrases for Booby:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    explosive.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    explosive, rubber, weaponry.

Antonyms for Booby:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    genius, brain, sage, thinker.

Booby Sentence Examples:

• Why, you booby, instead of talking and wasting time here, you ought to be down on your knees thanking me - you and your father!

• Patrolman Willis said: " The sergeant took a chance on the mine being booby - trapped and went in, after sending me out of range."

Holonyms for Booby:

• n.

  • animal
    sula, Genus Sula.

Hyponym for Booby:

• n.

  • animal
    gannet.