by Billie Brown 
I do not, do not, understand the unfortunate predisposition of the American public to refer slangily to the mammary glands of the female as “boobs.”
So I looked up the word “boob” in a few online dictionaries just now. Here is a sampling of the definitions:
- stupid or foolish person
- dolt
- boor
- Philistine
- simpleton.
Now, I ask you: Are these appropriate synonyms for the life-giving appendages that play such a rich role in the obstetric and gynecologic phases of our bodies?
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Comments
I never have called breast that ... honestly.
I also don't believe in dancing nude in church.
I admit the word:`brasier' has a nice tone tho.
But, it's not right to walk around the bra store.
To stare at sheer nighties on mannequin's in a
window @ M- Street, Georgetown is a boo boo.
Well, would you look at that? There is a unicorn in the garden. He's eating a tulip.
If you're gonna get excited about slang, better be careful when you count your boobies.