1. [Brit, informal] An embarrassing mistake
   "The boob in scheduling resulted in double-booked meeting rooms";
   - blunder, blooper [N. Amer, informal], bloomer [informal], bungle, pratfall [informal], foul-up [informal], flub [N. Amer, informal], botch, boner [N. Amer, informal], boo-boo [informal], goof [informal], blue [Austral, NZ, informal]
    
2. An ignorant or foolish person
   "Don't be such a boob, it's obvious how to solve this problem";
   - dumbbell [informal], dummy [informal], dope [informal], booby, pinhead [informal], divvy [Brit, informal], div [Brit, informal], poon [Austral, informal]
    
3. [vulgar] Either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
   "The baby latched onto her boob to feed";
   - breast, bosom

1. Make a serious or embarrassing mistake
   "He boobed by mentioning the surprise party in front of the guest of honour";
   - drop the ball, blunder, goof [informal]

Derived forms: boobed, boobing, boobs

Type of: breach, break, error, fault, go against, infract, mamma, mammary gland, mistake, offend, outrage, simple [archaic], simpleton, transgress, violate

Part of: adult female body, woman's body

Encyclopedia: Boob