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booth

UK/buθ/ US/buːθ/ common slang

noun

1.

a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches

2.

small area set off by walls for special use

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3.

United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865)

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4.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English bothe, from Old East Norse *bóð, from Proto-Germanic *bōþō, *būþiz, *buþǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-. Compare Middle Low German bôde, Middle Dutch boede, German Bude.

Phrases

  • booth babe
  • buddy booth
  • confession booth
  • control booth
  • kissing booth
  • lemniscate of Booth
  • oval of Booth
  • phone booth
  • photo booth
  • polling booth

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