Bootie

noun, slang

noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of bootee. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    Obsolete form of booty (“treasure”). alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "A Sea Soldier is certaine of victuals and wages, where the Land Soldiers pay will hardly find him sustenance. A Sea Soldier may now and than chaunce to haue a snapp at a bootie or a price, which may in an instant make him a fortune […]"

  3. 3
    A soldier. UK, obsolete, slang

    "[…] and buried where he fell, was disinterred by a 'Bootie' who wanted to photograph him for his album."

  4. 4
    a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) wordnet

Example

More examples

"A Sea Soldier is certaine of victuals and wages, where the Land Soldiers pay will hardly find him sustenance. A Sea Soldier may now and than chaunce to haue a snapp at a bootie or a price, which may in an instant make him a fortune […]"

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