boo·ty¹ (bū'tē)
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 (bū'tē) 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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