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moob¹

  • /muːb/

Rhymes with -uːb

Where it comes from

Blend of man + boob.

noun moobs

  1. plural normally, slang A plump or untoned breast on a man. Vince has Moobs (man boobs = moobs)

    Similar: man boob

moob²

  • /muːb/

Rhymes with -uːb

Where it comes from

Inversion of boom (“to rapidly adjust the evaluation of a position away from zero, indicating a likely win or loss”).

verb moobs · moobing · moobed

  1. intransitive, slang To rapidly adjust the evaluation of a position towards zero, indicating a likely draw. Stockfish was slightly moobing until Leela played Qf5. An innocuous looking move that immediately sent alarm bells ringing and Stockfishes^([sic]) evaluation just kept rising.

    Opposite: boom

noun moobs

  1. slang An instance of moobing. The latest Stockfish on my laptop finds mate in 22 in less than a minute. Do you have any examples where a boom (or moob) occurs after 2-3 minutes of evaluation?

    Opposite: boom

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noun male breast

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@misc{moob_2026,
  title = {moob},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moob},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}