boob1

 
Pronunciation: /buːb/
informal

noun

  • 1British an embarrassing mistake: the boob was spotted by a security expert at the show
  • 2North American a foolish or stupid person: why was that boob given a key investigation?

verb

[no object] British
  • make an embarrassing mistake: police realized they had boobed

Origin:

early 20th century: abbreviation of booby1