boob

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈbuːb/

Etymology: Apparently shortened from booby-hatch.

A 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.”
“I begin to feel homesick for the easy drifting of boob. I guess the fact is I'm afraid of life, haven't got the guts to be a real criminal.”

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

To behave stupidly; to act like a boob.
“After three hits his cleverness ran out. He boobed.”
To make a mistake.
“...the younger generation will not altogether be grateful for the book in which they are contained — especially when he boobs in calling the Weavers a rock ensemble.”