Booty

  • 11Booty — Recorded as Bootie and Booty, this is an English surname. Recorded mainly in the East Anglian counties of England, the derivation is from the Old English pre 7th century male given name, Bota , and as such it was a nickname of endearment for… …

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  • 12booty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ war VERB + BOOTY ▪ capture, carry off, seize, take ▪ divide, share …

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  • 13booty — I n Bad, unfair. An 11 o clock curfew? Man, that s booty! 1990s II n Stolen goods or money. The hijackers hid their booty in the boot of the car. 1470s III n The buttocks. Scope out the booty on that chick! 1950s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 14booty — [[t]bu͟ːti[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Booty is a collection of valuable things stolen from a place, especially by soldiers after a battle. Troops destroyed the capital and confiscated many works of art as war booty. Syn: spoils 2) N COUNT: oft poss N… …

    English dictionary

  • 15booty — noun a) A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once. You got a big ol booty. b) Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war, or seized by piracy. It’s my duty to please that bo …

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  • 16Booty —    Captives or cattle or objects of value taken in war. In Canaan all that breathed were to be destroyed (Deut. 20: 16). The pictures and images of the Canaanites were to be destroyed also (Num. 33:52). The law of booty as to its division is laid …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 17booty — adjective that describes sonething that is not attractive; ugly.. Yo, don t feel bad that she dumped you... that girl is booty anyway; That car is booty …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 18booty — adjective that describes sonething that is not attractive; ugly.. Yo, don t feel bad that she dumped you... that girl is booty anyway; That car is booty …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 19booty — I. /ˈbuti / (say boohtee) noun (plural booties) 1. spoil taken from an enemy in war; plunder; pillage. 2. that which is seized by violence and robbery: looters with their booty. 3. a prize or gain, without reference to use of force. {late Middle… …

  • 20booty — bootyless, adj. /booh tee/, n., pl. booties. 1. spoil taken from an enemy in war; plunder; pillage. 2. something that is seized by violence and robbery. 3. any prize or gain. [1425 75; late ME botye, var. of buty < MLG bute booty (orig. a sharing …

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