Etymology

Boobus Americanus

Today it means: A supposed taxonomic species to which Americans belong. Full definition →

New Latin Americanus
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  1. New Latin · derived fromAmericanus“American”
  2. English todayBoobus Americanus

From a pseudo-Latinism of boob (“idiot”) and New Latin Americanus (“American”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.