boo-boo

boo–boo

noun \ˈbü-(ˌ)bü\

plural boo–boos

Definition of BOO-BOO

1

: a usually trivial injury (as a bruise or scratch) —used especially by or of a child

2

: mistake, blunder

Origin of BOO-BOO

probably baby-talk alteration of boohoo, imitation of the sound of weeping

First Known Use: 1953

Related to BOO-BOO

Synonyms: blunder, bobble, boob [British], boo-boo, brick, clanger [British], clinker, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup, stumble, trip

Related Words: bloomer, blooper, boner, howler, pratfall; foul-up, snafu; misapprehension, miscalculation, miscomprehension, misconception, misconstruction, miscue, misdescription, misimpression, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreading, misstatement, misunderstanding

Near Antonyms: accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, strictness; inerrancy, infallibility, perfection

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