booty

  • 21BOOTY — Bus Operator Of The Year (Business » Positions) derriere...Today many women are concerned about the shape of their Booty. (Miscellaneous » Casual Expressions) …

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  • 22booty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spoil, plunder, prize, loot; graft, swag, boodle; pork barrel, pickings; pillage, blackmail; prey. See acquisition. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. plunder, spoils, loot, winnings, stolen goods, prey, ill… …

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  • 23booty — boo|ty [ buti ] noun uncount 1. ) MAINLY LITERARY valuable goods that are taken illegally or by force, especially in a war 2. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL a person s BUTTOCKS. This word was used especially in the 1970s. 3. ) HUMOROUS valuable goods that… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24booty — [15] Booty has no connection with boots. It came into English as butin (it did not finally lose its n until the 18th century), a borrowing from Old French butin, but Old French had got it from Middle Low German būte ‘exchange’ (whence German… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 25Booty — The right of a medieval soldier to ransoms, riches and other armour or horses available from a battle. This was an important incentive since most medieval armies weren’t paid, at least not regularly, but it also proved a great problem because… …

    Medieval glossary

  • 26booty — noun divvying up the booty Syn: loot, plunder, pillage, haul, spoils, stolen goods, ill gotten gains, pickings; informal swag …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 27booty — UK [ˈbuːtɪ] / US [ˈbutɪ] noun [uncountable] 1) mainly literary valuable goods that are taken illegally or by force, especially in a war 2) humorous valuable goods that you have obtained, for example by shopping She couldn t wait to get her booty… …

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  • 28booty — boo•ty [[t]ˈbu ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) mil spoil taken from an enemy in war; plunder; pillage 2) something that is seized by violence and robbery 3) any prize or gain • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME botye, var. of buty < MLG bute booty (orig. a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29Booty —    The right of a medieval soldier to take any money or valuables (weapons, horses, armor, etcetera.) made available to him from battle. Since most soldiers were paid irregularly, if at all, this was their incentive to fight and win.… …

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  • 30booty — [15] Booty has no connection with boots. It came into English as butin (it did not finally lose its n until the 18th century), a borrowing from Old French butin, but Old French had got it from Middle Low German būte ‘exchange’ (whence German… …

    Word origins