Added 10 October 2026
booty
/ˈbuːti/ noun
In Latin: praeda, exuviae Wiktionary
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- A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.
- Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war, or seized by piracy.
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Something 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.
verb
- To collect booty.
noun
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The buttocks.
You got a big ol' booty.
- A person considered as a sexual partner or sex object.
- Sexual intercourse.
adjective
Origin
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).
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