bootie

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noun

A soldier.

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bootee
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Meanings

bootie1

nounbootie (plural booties)

plural booties

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of bootee.

bootie2

nounbootie (countable and uncountable, plural booties)

plural booties

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete form of booty (“treasure”).

    A Sea Soldier is certaine of victuals and wages, where the Land Soldiers pay will hardly find him sustenance. A Sea Soldier may now and than chaunce to haue a snapp at a bootie or a price, which may in an instant make him a fortune […]

    1876, Publications, London, England: New Shakspere Society, page 169

bootie3

nounbootie (plural booties)

plural booties

  1. UKobsoleteslanggovernmentA soldier.

    […] and buried where he fell, was disinterred by a 'Bootie' who wanted to photograph him for his album.

    1982, Sunday Best, volume 2, page 34

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna slipper that is soft and wool (for babies)

Similar
bootee
Broader
slippercarpet slipper
Also see
ankle bootbooteeovershoe

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

bootie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootie

MLA

“bootie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bootie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bootie.

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