In the video below, kavanaugh claimed his use of the word boof referred to flatulence, while a devils triangle is a drinking game similar to quarters. Sep 27, 2018 its very difficult to find established usage of boof in publications of the era, which is understandable given its risque apparent definition and that it was slang. Oct 03, 2018 during his testimony before the senate judiciary committee on thursday, supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh was asked about his familiarity with the word boof, a slang term that many have. Boofing may have other definitions but if it is referring to butt.
An interactive glossary of emergingcompany acronyms, slang, and terminology. Devils triangle refers to a threesome that involves two males and one female. To do something by the book according to the rules is from 1590s. Progs arguing about definition of boof, devils triangle, etc, is best part of this circus there are grown adults in this country, in all seriousness, calling for. Supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh and democratic sen. A letter to the fbi agents investigating judge brett kavanaugh et.
Cake is both a food product and a slang term for butts, both of which are prominently featured on instagram as is the pound. Sep 28, 2018 many are googling those words now, particularly boofed and devils triangle. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title boof. The urban dictionary definition, however, states that it refers. Lettris is a curious tetrisclone game where all the bricks have the same square shape but different content. Most notably, you can boof waterfalls and steep drops, but you can also boof holes, pourovers, reactionaries, and even eddy lines.
Boof verb definition and synonyms macmillan dictionary. When you book into a hotel or when you book in, you officially state that you have. To some who were familiar with the term at the time, boof was slang for anal sex, hence the shock over teen wolfs boof. Dec 03, 2019 boof thirdperson singular simple present boofs, present participle boofing, simple past and past participle boofed transitive, slang to have anal sex with someone, usually as the penetrative partner possibly with negative connotations. Another name for this is devils threesome or devils threeway. Looking for online definition of boof or what boof stands for. The worlds most comprehensive professionally edited abbreviations and acronyms database all trademarksservice marks referenced on this site are properties of their respective owners. Cake is both a food product and a slang term for butts. Id like to stay and drink some more beer, but theres a chemistry test tomorrow and i have to book it.
Greens slang dictionary also says boof took on the meaning of contraband hidden in the rectum around the year 2000, specifically relating to prison. Boofed is also sometimes used as a vulgar slang term, usually referring to some mix of anal sex and drugs. A booboo is a childrens term for a minor injury or a mistake. Kavanaughs unconvincing explanations for yearbook references. Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples log in dictionary. Sometimes lots of times, there would be anonymous postings. Book in definition and meaning collins english dictionary.
Meaning sum of criminal charges is from 1926, hence slang phrase throw the book at 1932. A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are. It was much like the cyber bullying of today sans the internet. Book definition and meaning collins english dictionary. You must there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one thats only in the merriamwebster unabridged dictionary. The definitions that are turning up in slang dictionaries dont match kavanughs. What exactly is boofing and when you should never do it forbes. Brett kavanaugh, devils triangle, and boof, explained vox. A friend from college emailed me after he saw my tweet to say that boofing at his high school in minnesota in the early 1990s was a sex act. You must there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one thats only in the merriamwebster unabridged dictionary start your free trial today and get unlimited access to americas largest dictionary, with. The method by which kayakers jump hydraulic backwash, known as holes or hydraulic jumps, in highgradient mountain rivers. Brett kavanaugh explains highschool yearbook details, beer.
Boof is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms the free dictionary. Interest in the term spiked following us supreme court justice brett kavanaughs sept. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. A bookie sets odds, accepts and places bets, and pays out winnings on behalf of other people. Lisa boof marconi, character in the movie teen wolf. Twitter users definition of boofed and devils triangle. During his testimony before the senate judiciary committee on thursday, supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh was asked about his familiarity.
Definition of by the book in the idioms dictionary. The knickers in a twist book of british slang is a really good buy as it gives you a good selection of the most common british slag and is very funny and a good read and i would recommend it to anyone if they are interested in british slang. What is the origin of the slang term book meaning leave. To insert your drug of choice into your rectum to take advantage of the higher absorption rates found there as opposed to the stomach. Origin, meaning, and derivation of boof as a verb in u. Theres also another, totally different instance of boof being. Book of life the roll of those chosen for eternal life is from mid14c. May 01, 2006 too bad the admin wont let you put this word in. Sheldon whitehouse went back and forth over strange details from his high school yearbook. Derived from 70s college slang when you had to leave a party to study. Theres also another, totally different instance of boof being used in the 1980s.
So it must have meant different things to different. From predictive software used in cell phone text messaging. Youll need to verify that in order to convince us that it meets the criteria for inclusion. Honestly, i dont know what it means but some kid in my italian class keeps on threatening to do it to the teacher. The long, complicated history of the word boof, from butt. A later meaning of boofto stealworks in some active and passive. Boofing is the act, or art, of keeping the bow of your kayak from diving underwater, and it is without a doubt the most important skill to learn for paddling creeks. Twitter users school brett kavanaugh on real meanings of. Boof verb meaning, pronunciation and more by macmillan dictionary. Sex is sex, unless its kavanaugh, then its usually rape.
An interactive glossary of european capital markets and bank finance acronyms, slang, and terminology. In 1981, two years before kavanaughs yearbook entry, a man named john paul bonser was born. A bookie is someone, who facilitates gambling commonly on sporting events. A slang book dates backs to the late 1960s and the early 1970s. Book definition, a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers. A book is like a nonvolatile, stable database that does not lose data no matter how many times you drop it. In the 20th century, boo has been used as slang for a range of things, including marijuana, snot, an idiot, and excellent and is part of other exclamations such as boohoo mocking crying and booyah a celebratory cheer. Oh not too much, just trying to defuse this bomb before it blows up and kills thousands of people.
Theres certainly no shortage of entries for boof on urban dictionary. You must there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one thats only in. Progs arguing about definition of boof, devils triangle, etc. A book is like a nonvolatile, stable database that does not lose data no matter how many times you drop it, spill your beer on it, or close it incorrectly.
The technical term for this physical arrangement is codex plural, codices. Urban dictionary has the definition of boof that i recall from high school in the 1980s and it wasnt flatulence, fwiw s. More than 250,000 words that arent in our free dictionary. Judge kavanaugh gave innocent explanations for these terms, which were found in his calendar or in other written records. However, many twitter users disagreed, insisting the definitions were much, much more risque. Many are googling those words now, particularly boofed and devils triangle. Boofy when you see someone or something gross or atrocious or just plain nasty you pop out the word 193 were donated in march this month, we are on track to donate 197 home recent additions webmaster page banners feed a child. Jonathon greens slang dictionary, published in 2008, also lists a boofer as being a buttfucker, which, he says, first appeared in the 1970s. To make squares disappear and save space for other squares you have to assemble english words left, right, up, down from the falling squares. Information and translations of boof in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on. Information and translations of boof in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. I am from baltimore, maryland and i went to greenspring junior high. The term can also be used to the refer to the practice of putting alcohol or drugs up ones butt to get intoxicated. Book synonyms, book antonyms merriamwebster thesaurus.
The urban dictionary has a different definition of boofing. The book would get passed around from person to person. But in a major exception, the meaning of yearbooks and what young. The new yorker said it refers to the practice of anally ingesting alcohol or drugs. I can guarantee you kavanaugh is lying about what they mean but i have my doubts an urban dictionary entry from the 2000s accurately depicts 80s slang from a washington dc area high school. Generally attributed to whitewater kayaking afficionados in the eastern united states in the mid to late1970s. While its remotely possible that kavanaugh and his friends used an idiosyncratic definition, the euphemism typically refers to a threesome with two men and one woman. Id say its def more deserved than many in the slang category. Synonyms for book at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions.
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