Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Spoil taken from an enemy in war; plunder; pillage.
- noun That which is seized by violence and robbery.
- noun A prize; gain: without reference to its being taken by force.
- noun Synonyms Plunder, etc. See
pillage , n.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That which is seized by violence or obtained by robbery, especially collective spoil taken in war; plunder; pillage.
- noun [Obs.] to play dishonestly, with an intent to lose; to allow one's adversary to win at cards at first, in order to induce him to continue playing and victimize him afterwards.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nautical A form of
prize which, when aship wascaptured atsea , could bedistributed at once. - noun
Plunder taken from anenemy in time ofwar , orseized bypiracy . - noun slang The
buttocks , usually that of afemale . - noun slang, not countable A
woman , considered assexual partner orsex object .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun goods or money obtained illegally
Etymologies
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Examples
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I believe African Americans prefer the term "booty."
News - chicagotribune.com By Rene Lynch 2011
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A retooled classic hitting bookstores this week will raise new questions for millions of Christians about the nature of sin, whether women can exert authority over men and what the word "booty" really means.
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Meet a man who wants to help women feel powerful and avoid what he calls the booty call blues.
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This way they can still collect all the booty from the big banks to line their pockets.
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When I see a comment about wanting to check out munchkin booty and the grown up in me says let it go.
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I keep missing the news reports of bands of Republicans riding into villages, raping, pillaging and coming away with their millions in booty stolen from the poor.
Think Progress » Number of millionaires in America increased 16 percent in 2009. 2010
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His burgled booty is estimated in value at $1.5 million (including damaged vehicles).
David Gordon Green to Make Biopic About Teen Outlaw Colton Harris-Moore | /Film 2010
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I keep missing the news reports of bands of Republicans riding into villages, raping, pillaging and coming away with their millions in booty stolen from the poor.
Think Progress » Number of millionaires in America increased 16 percent in 2009. 2010
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Unfortunately, the girl I saw today walking down the street in short booty shorts and flip flops is more easily seduced by mother nature than I am.
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Black-pepper pancetta from Salumi and salt-cured capers, booty from a recent trip to Seattle, rounded out my list of risotto ingredients.
Recipes: Butternut Squash and Pancetta Risotto & Pan Fried Scallops and Capers (Κολοκύθα Ριζότο με Ιταλική Πανσέτα & Χτένια με Κάπαρης) Laurie Constantino 2008
haguremetaru commented on the word booty
booty: behind, butt, posterior, etc.
December 10, 2006
brtom commented on the word booty
"He heaves his booty, tugs askew his peaked cap and hobbles off mutely."
Joyce, Ulysses, 15
January 28, 2007
uselessness commented on the word booty
Shake shake shake.
Shake shake shake.
Shake your booty.
July 17, 2007
slumry commented on the word booty
Shake it till you break it. ;-)
July 17, 2007
slumry commented on the word booty
"plunder, gain, profit," c.1439, from O.Fr. butin "booty," from M.L.G. bute "exchange;" infl. in form and sense by boot (2). Meaning "female body considered as a sex object" is 1920s, black slang.
July 17, 2007
82times commented on the word booty
"professor, what's another word for pirate treasure?"
September 24, 2007
minerva commented on the word booty
Also: to play (someone) booty: to act falsely (against someone) for gain.
December 11, 2007
minerva commented on the word booty
How came she (thought I at the instant) by all this penetration? My devil surely does not play me booty. If I thought he did, I would marry and live honest, to be even with him.
Lovelace to Belford, Clarissa by Samuel Richardson
December 11, 2007
madmouth commented on the word booty
cf. junk in the trunk, an inverse metaphor of the original booty
September 25, 2009
oroboros commented on the word booty
From the police blotter of the SLO (San Luis Obispo, CA) City News, March 10-16 2011:
"Theft: Police were called at 5:17 P.M. to the 700 block of Higuera St. at Fanny Wrappers Lingerie shop for a reported shoplifting. No word on the booty that was pinched."
March 18, 2011