Pronunciation: bub-wah-zee
Part of Speech: Noun, mass
Meaning: The class of all boobs, nitwits, dimwits, pinheads, dunces, simpletons, ninnies, dunderheads, nincompoops, blockheads, numskulls, dumb bunnies, not to mention silly geese. (Why do we have so many words for the same thing?)
Notes: Since H. L. Mencken coined this word, boob has taken on a risqué meaning that has all but overpowered its original sense. Still, booboisie remains in all the dictionaries as does boob in its original sense. Seldom do humorous coinages like this one stick in the language, but Mencken created a lexical jewel here that isn't likely to go away.
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