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Booby-trap means trapped bomb. why? Booby-trap means trapped bomb. why ? Booby is adjective of boob that means breast , right ? why does "booby" means "explosive" ? Is there origin or etymology ?
Oct 31, 2010 5:41 AM
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Panther forgot to quote his source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booby_trap
October 31, 2010
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booby trap = pitfall Possible origins: 1) The booby trap name came from the skill of catching boobies - a sea bird, when out at sea. Bait would be placed in the middle of a noose; when the booby landed on deck to eat the food, the noose would be tightened to catch the bird by the legs. 2) Alternatively it could result from a derivative of the English usage of the term "boob": "an embarrassing mistake"
October 31, 2010
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