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Dictionary: boo·ty1   (') pronunciation
n., pl., -ties.
  1. Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war.
  2. Goods or property seized by force or piracy.
  3. A valuable prize, award, or gain.

[Middle English botye (influenced by bote, advantage; see boot2), probably from Middle Low German būte, exchange.]


boo·ty2 (') pronunciation also boo·dy (-dē)
n., pl., -ties, also -dies.
  1. Slang. The buttocks.
  2. Vulgar Slang.
    1. The vulva or vagina.
    2. Sexual intercourse.

[African American Vernacular English, from obsolete Black English booty, body, perhaps alteration of BODY.]


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noun

    Goods or property seized unlawfully, especially by a victor in wartime: loot, pillage, plunder, spoil (used in plural). Slang boodle. Nautical prize. See crimes, give/take/reciprocity.

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IN BRIEF: Money or goods taken in war or by robbery; spoils. A rich gain or prize.

pronunciation The trick-or-treaters went off together to look over their booty of candy and haggle over trades.

Tutor's tip: Strangely, there was a "bootee" (child's knitted shoe, also spelled "boutie") in the treasure chest with the other "booty" (plunder).

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  • Release Date: 1984
  • Genre: Action
  • Style: Fixed Screen Platform
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bytte, gevinst

Nederlands (Dutch)
buit

Français (French)
n. - butin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beute

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λεία (πολέμου), λάφυρα, κλοπιμαία, μπάζα

Italiano (Italian)
bottino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pilhagem (f)

Русский (Russian)
добыча

Español (Spanish)
n. - botín, despojos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - byte, rov

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
战利品, 缴获物, 赃物, 掠夺物, 贵重的获得物

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 戰利品, 繳獲物, 贓物, 掠奪物, 貴重的獲得物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 전리품, 이익

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 戦利品, もうけ, 賞金

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غنيمه, أسلاب الحرب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ביזה, שלל-מלחמה‬


 
 

 

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