"boobyism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boobyisms [plural]
Etymology: booby + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|booby|ism}} booby + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} boobyism (countable and uncountable, plural boobyisms)
  1. The quality of being a booby, foolishness. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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