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boobing

boobing is the present participle and gerund of boob.

Meaning of boob

Verb

boob (third-person singular simple present boobs, present participle boobing, simple past and past participle boobed)

  1. To behave stupidly; to act like a boob.
    • After three hits his cleverness ran out. He boobed.1969, Colin Watson, The Flaxborough Chronicle, →OCLC, page 250
  2. (informal, intransitive) 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.1969, “Alchemy”, in The Canadian Forum, volume 49, page 211

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Phrases with boobing

Questions about boobing

What is boobing the present participle and gerund of?
Boobing is the present participle and gerund of boob.

Words near boobing in the dictionary

  1. boobier
  2. boobies
  3. boobiest
  4. boobilicious
  5. boobily
  6. boobing
  7. boobing up
  8. boobird
  9. boobirds
  10. boobish
  11. boobishly

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