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bostoon

bostoon noun: a foolish person.

Noun

bostoon (plural bostoons)

  1. (Ireland) A foolish person.
    • Some Tipperary bosthoon endangering the lives of the citizens.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 10: Wandering Rocks]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 231

Forms of bostoon

pluralbostoons
alternative formbosthoon

Origin of bostoon

From Irish bastún.

Questions about bostoon

What does bostoon mean?
Bostoon means a foolish person.
What part of speech is bostoon?
Bostoon is a noun.
What is the plural of bostoon?
The plural of bostoon is bostoons.

Words near bostoon in the dictionary

  1. Bostonize
  2. Bostonized
  3. Bostonizes
  4. Bostonizing
  5. Bostons
  6. bostoon
  7. bostoons
  8. bostrichid
  9. bostrichids
  10. Bostrichiform
  11. Bostrom

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