Hi Morgan,
Good point. I don't think that we're squeamish about "booby" here (we do use 
know what a booby prize is though). It's not a refined description but it 
would not be uncommon for "average" women here to talk about their "boobs" 
and not considered offensive.
Karleen Gribble
Australia


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From: "Morgan Gallagher" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:04 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: don't say the "b"(reast) word

> "Boob" and "booby" are linguistically more challenging in some cultures,
> like the UK, as they also mean 'idiot'.  In fact, idiot is the most
> common usage.
>
> We also have the booby-prize - the idiot prize for those too stupid to
> pass the test.
>
> So the word is 'common' and not attractive on several fronts.  Used as
> either an insult, or as a description of female breasts; it's a word of
> crudeness. Lower class, don't cha know.  :-)
>
> Morgan Gallagher
>
> Karleen Gribble wrote:
>> 

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