booty
gb/bˈuti/ us/bˈuti/
B1
English
~ 4800
segg, fenék, zsákmány, hadizsákmány
NOUN
B1
SLANG
1
Usage pattern:
[someone]'s booty
She posted a picture showing off her booty at the beach.
A strandon készült képet posztolt, amelyen a fenekét mutogatta.
The song's lyrics talk about shaking your booty.
A dal szövege arról szól, hogy riszáld a feneked.
He slipped on the ice and landed right on his booty.
Learner examples
She sat down on her booty.
Leült a fenekére.
He fell and hurt his booty.
Elesett, és megütötte a fenekét.
She moved her booty to the music.
Common mistake:
Learners might confuse this meaning with 'booty' meaning stolen goods, which is unrelated in modern slang contexts.
Meaning
Buttocks, especially in slang
Collocations
shake your booty
|big booty
|show off your booty
|booty shot
Synonyms
butt (Common informal term; slightly less playful than 'booty'.)
|
rear (Neutral term; less slangy and more polite.)
Themes
body
|slang
|appearance
|daily_life
Definition
A casual word for a person's bottom.
A slang term for a person's buttocks.
NOUN
B2
2
zsákmány
B2
hadizsákmány
C1
Usage pattern:
booty from [a place/event]
The pirates divided the booty among themselves.
A kalózok felosztották egymás között a zsákmányt.
Soldiers carried home their war booty.
A katonák hazavitték a hadizsákmányukat.
The thieves hid their booty in an abandoned house.
Learner examples
The pirates took the gold as booty.
A kalózok zsákmányként vitték el az aranyat.
The police found the stolen booty.
A rendőrség megtalálta a lopott holmit.
They shared the booty after the robbery.
Common mistake:
Some learners may think 'booty' in this sense is related to body parts because of the slang meaning.
Meaning
Goods taken in war or theft
Collocations
war booty
|pirate's booty
|share of the booty
Synonyms
loot (Similar meaning; often used in both formal and informal contexts.)
|
plunder (More formal and historical; often used in literature.)
Antonyms
property (Legal possessions; opposite of stolen goods.)
Themes
crime
|history
|conflict
|law
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Things like money or treasure taken by force or stealing.
Valuable goods taken by force, especially during war or by theft.
Grammar
Dictionary form
booty
IPA
GB/bˈuti/
US/bˈuti/
Syllables & stress
booty (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (booty)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: booty
- Plural: booties
Word family
Expressions
pirate's booty
1/pˈaɪɹɪts bˈuti/
fixed phrase
Treasure stolen by pirates
Treasure that pirates have taken.
Examples
- The movie shows a map leading to pirate's booty.
- Legends speak of pirate's booty buried on the island.
shake your booty
1/ʃˈeɪk jˈʊɹ bˈuti/
idiom
slang
Dance by moving your buttocks
To dance and move your bottom in a fun way.
Examples
- The crowd went wild when the singer told everyone to shake their booty.
- She loves to shake her booty when her favorite song plays.