Why r booby traps called booby traps?

Question

Why not just traps lol?

Answer 1

They are traps designed to fool a "booby" or a foolish person.

Answer 2

becuse these bobby cant frigth back!

Answer 3

Cos they trap your boobies???????????? LOL

OR .... cos only a boob would get trapped by them.

Answer 4

here's a link explaining...too long to type it, lol

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anorexia...

Answer 5

Because, as my dictionary says, 'booby' means 'an awkward, clumsy person'... besides a type of gannet (bird).

Make more sense now?

Answer 6

The word "boob" traces from the Spanish bobo meaning stupid, which in turn comes from the Latin balbus meaning stammering. The ancient Romans considered stammering to be a sign of stupidity.

Check this site for the full meaning

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/71000...