booty

nounverbnounadjectivenouncommon in dialogue

//ˈbuːti//
/[ˈbʊu̯tʰɪi̯]/
//ˈbuːɾi//
/[ˈbʊu̯ɾɪi̯]/

A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.

noun

1
A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.
2
Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war, or seized by piracy.
The soldier gets his booty ; the combatant his spoils ; the carnivorous animal his prey. Booty respects what is of personal service to the captor ; spoils whatever serves to designate his triumph ; prey includes whatever gratifies the appetite and is to be consumed.
Hungry for fame and the approval of rare-animal collector Queen Victoria (Imelda Staunton), Darwin deceives the Captain and his crew into believing they can get enough booty to win the pirate competition by entering Polly in a science fair. So the pirates journey to London in cheerful, blinkered defiance of the Queen, a hotheaded schemer whose royal crest reads simply “I hate pirates.”
3
figurativeSomething that has been stolen or illegally, mischievously, or greedily obtained from elsewhere.
After returning from their Halloween trick-or-treating, the kids settled down to enjoy their booty of candies.
Booty and prey are often used in an extended sense. Plunderers obtain a rich booty ; the diligent bee returns loaded with its booty.
“Aw yeah, I'm rich! So rich, I'll never have to work again. But you will. We'll come back every day 'til that snout of yours is worn to the bone.” “It doesn't have a bone. It's boneless.” “Well, worn to a stump then. Yeah, you know what I mean. Now come on! We need to haul this booty to the surface.”

Etymology

From Middle English buty, botye, bottyne, from Old French butin, botin, from Middle Low German bǖte (“distribution, exchange, loot”), of obscure origin, but related to Middle High German biute, German Beute (“booty”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“profit, gains; victory”). Sense perhaps influenced by boot (as in to boot).

verb

1
To collect booty.

noun

1
slangThe buttocks.
You got a big ol' booty.
Aah, everybody, get on the floor / Let's dance / Don't fight the feeling / Give yourself a chance / Shake shake shake, shake shake shake / Shake your booty, shake your booty / Oh, shake shake shake, shake shake shake / Shake your booty, shake your booty
She hadn't even looked pregnant, especially with her clothes on. She'd gotten only one stretch mark. A thin, jagged line on her left booty cheek.
2
slangA person considered as a sexual partner or sex object.
You know me. It's my duty to please that booty!
3
slangSexual intercourse.
"I got some booty, I got some booty"

Etymology

Probably an alteration of botty. Possibly influenced by booty (etymology 1).

adjective

1
slangOf low quality; bad.

noun

1
Variant of booteeAlternative spelling of bootee.

Etymology

From boot.

Forms

plural: booties
past tense: bootied
past participle: bootied
present participle: bootying
third person singular: booties

booth · A small stall for the display and sale of goods.Booth · A surname.boots · A condom.

booty · A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.

Booty · A surname.booze · Any alcoholic beverage.Booze · A surname.

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