The story
- New Latin · derived fromAmericanus“American”
- English todayBoobus Americanus
From a pseudo-Latinism of boob (“idiot”) and New Latin Americanus (“American”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A supposed taxonomic species to which Americans belong. Full definition →
From a pseudo-Latinism of boob (“idiot”) and New Latin Americanus (“American”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.