Foolish, silly, or stupid in manner; characteristic of a booby or a foolish person; clumsy or awkward in behavior.
From 'booby' (meaning both a seabird and a foolish person, from Spanish 'bobo') plus the adjective suffix '-ish.' Creates an adjective describing foolish or booby-like qualities.
We have 'boobish' and 'boobyish'—English loves offering multiple pathways to the same meaning. Both are perfectly correct, showing how flexible English word-building really is!
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