Ma'anar ƙamus na "kyautar booby" kyauta ce ta ban dariya da ake bayarwa ga wanda bai taka rawar gani ba ko kuma ya zo na ƙarshe a gasa ko takara. Yawanci ana yin kyautar ne a matsayin abin wasa ko kuma a yarda da rashin nasarar mutumin. Ana tsammanin kalmar "booby" ta fito ne daga kalmar Mutanen Espanya "bobo," wanda ke nufin wawa ko dunce.
