as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
the president should not be making boo-boos in something as important as the State of the Union Address
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Recent Examples of boo-boo
Be magnanimous and forgiving if others make a boo-boo.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2025
That’s why the pushback by politicians against Homeland Security’s big, beautiful boo-boo has been quick — and hilarious.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
When Cody trips and falls in the grass, his friends band together to comfort him and get him a bandage for his boo-boo.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 9 May 2025
Junior Colson made a large rookie boo-boo, hitting a sliding Maye late.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2024
In his first start in two weeks, Marc-Andre Fleury survived a first-shift boo-boo and made 28 saves to improve to 4-0-1.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The Sun newspaper reports that Robinson made the boo-boo Friday morning during the BBC’s flagship current affairs radio show The Today Programme.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2025
That’s why the pushback by politicians against Homeland Security’s big, beautiful boo-boo has been quick — and hilarious.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
When Cody trips and falls in the grass, his friends band together to comfort him and get him a bandage for his boo-boo.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 9 May 2025
Junior Colson made a large rookie boo-boo, hitting a sliding Maye late.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2024
In his first start in two weeks, Marc-Andre Fleury survived a first-shift boo-boo and made 28 saves to improve to 4-0-1.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The Sun newspaper reports that Robinson made the boo-boo Friday morning during the BBC’s flagship current affairs radio show The Today Programme.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boo-boo
Noun
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Instead, recruitment mistakes saw their recent troubles compared to United’s since 2013.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The open availability of this kind of material poses a threat not only to migrants and activists but anyone with a digital footprint, because depending on AI to sort through it will inevitably lead to mistakes.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The blunder in the Supreme Court of Victoria state is another in a litany of mishaps AI has caused in justice systems around the world.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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That was indicative of how Buffalo’s blunders proved costly.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Medal reallocations have historically surfaced after doping or other cheating cases, but Chiles’ dispute centered on an apparent error by the International Gymnastics Federation, the sport’s governing body.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Elevated prices though have narrowed the margin for error.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Boo-boo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boo-boo. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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