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booty

The correct spelling is booty.

How to pronounce booty

/ˈbuːti/
noun

IPA: /ˈbuːti/

Say it like: Boo-tee

The correct spelling is booty. A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once. For example: "You got a big ol' booty."

Usage Examples

You got a big ol' booty.

Take off the baby's bootees before you put her in the crib.

Surgeons often slip on bootees before entering the operating room.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.
  2. 2.Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war, or seized by piracy.
  3. 3.Something that has been stolen or illegally obtained from elsewhere.
  4. 4.The buttocks.
  5. 5.(not countable) A person considered as a sexual partner or sex object.

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