"foob" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foobs [plural]
Etymology: Blend of fake + boob. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|fake|boob}} Blend of fake + boob Head templates: {{en-noun}} foob (plural foobs)
  1. (slang) An artificial breast implanted after the original has been removed by a mastectomy. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-foob-en-noun-agYdnpHd Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, White Hmong entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 89 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 4 4 Disambiguation of White Hmong entries with incorrect language header: 91 6 3

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2013 September 14, Joanna Montgomery, “Me and My Foobs: What It's Really Like Post-Mastectomy”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 2021-09-17:",
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          "ref": "2018 October 23, Sara Altschule, “I Had A Double Mastectomy To Lower My Genetic Risk Of Cancer A Month Ago. Here's How I'm Doing Now”, in Bustle, archived from the original on 2022-08-08:",
          "text": "A mastectomy is far different from a breast augmentation, because the surgeon removes all of your breast tissue, which sometimes makes it more difficult for your new breasts to look natural. Would I have to go through all of this and hate my body? But, I can very happily report that I love my foobs.",
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          "ref": "2021 April 28, “'Bras are a curse!' How lockdown changed readers' views of their breasts”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2022-12-15:",
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