boobily

English

Etymology 1

From booby (“a stupid person”) +‎ -ly.

Adjective

boobily (comparative more boobily, superlative most boobily)

1. (slang, obsolete) Stupid, unintelligent.

   Synonyms: booby, boobish; see also Thesaurus:stupid

   • 1696, Tho[mas] Southerne, Oroonoko: A Tragedy […], London: […] H. Playford […] B. Tooke […] S. Buckley […], page 8:

     Stan. Contemptible! very conſiderable, I'gad; very deſirable: Why, ſhe's worth Ten thouſand Pounds, man; a clear Eſtate: No charge upon't, but a boobily Son: He indeed was to have half; but his Father begot him, and ſhe breeds him up, not to know or have more than ſhe has a mind to: And ſhe has a mind to ſomething elſe, it ſeems.

   • 1699 November, [Ned Ward], The London Spy, volume 2, London: […] J. How, […], page 3:

     The ſundry reports of theſe amazing Objects, together with many other Enticing Rarities, to be viſited at a ſmall expence within the Ancient Battlements of this Renown'd Citadel, which I had receiv'd from the Magnifying Mouths of ſome Boobily Bumpkins, who had ſtolen ſo much time from their Waggons and Hay-Carts, as to be Spectators of theſe ſurprizing Curioſities; […]

   • 1723, [Bernard Mandeville], “An Essay on Charity, and Charity-Schools”, in The Fable of The Bees: or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits, 2nd edition, London: […] Edmund Parker […], page 346:

     And it is not only that thoſe who are Educated at our own Expence encroach upon us, but the Raw Ignorant Country Wenches and Boobily Fellows that can do, and are good for, nothing impoſe upon us likewiſe.

   • 1736, Henry Carey, “The Honeſt Yorkſhire-Man. A Ballad Opera.”, in The Dramatick Works of Henry Carey, London: […] S. Gilbert, published 1743, page 240:

     Gayl. Only 'Squire Sapſcull, his Bride, and boobily Man.

   • 1760 March 22, “To the Proprietors of the Public Ledger, […]”, in The Public Ledger. Or, Daily Register of Commerce and Intelligence, volume 1, number 61, London, page 1:

     The act then cloſes with a very trifling ſarcaſtical ſcene play’d by Mrs. Bennet and Mr. Moody, between Jenny, an impertinent chamber-maid, and Thomas, a boobily footman.

Etymology 2

From booby +‎ -ly.

Adverb

boobily (comparative more boobily, superlative most boobily)

1. (nonstandard) Involving boobs (women's breasts); in a booby manner.
   • 1975, Richard Sapir, Warren Murphy, Assassins Play-Off (The Destroyer; 20), New York, N.Y.: Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, page 112:

     Remo waited in front and Lynette came boobily bobbing out in precisely ten minutes.

   • 2010, Michael Harper, Together, Yet Alone, Renfrew, Ont.: General Store Publishing House, →ISBN, page 34:

     When Otto spoke of this, Bugs couldn't quite wrap his mind around it. He would assess that "Other than being boobily challenged, she is smokin' hot . . . you could crack an egg on her ass . . . her nipples could cut glass . . . Jesus, man. I'd be nailin' the pants off of her."

Derived terms

• breast boobily

 

References

• Jonathon Green (2024) “boobily adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Further reading

• (incorrectly defined as an adverb) “boobily”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.