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
Junior Colson made a large rookie boo-boo, hitting a sliding Maye late.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 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
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
Advertisement The ‘biggies’ Here are the big boo-boos that justify packing up your pruners for the day and going inside for a timeout.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
And because blue cats were purposely introduced in Virginia decades ago to boost recreational fishing opportunities, nobody wants to talk about how that was ultimately a boo-boo.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 16 Nov. 2023
Place the 100% cotton bear in the freezer, then remove it when your little one needs to cool off or has a boo-boo.
—Amanda Crane, Health, 14 Aug. 2023
This new multiverse boo-boo is a potential reason to watch the Flash zoom through the timestream in another movie to try to fix it.
—David Betancourt, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 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
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
Advertisement The ‘biggies’ Here are the big boo-boos that justify packing up your pruners for the day and going inside for a timeout.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
And because blue cats were purposely introduced in Virginia decades ago to boost recreational fishing opportunities, nobody wants to talk about how that was ultimately a boo-boo.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 16 Nov. 2023
Place the 100% cotton bear in the freezer, then remove it when your little one needs to cool off or has a boo-boo.
—Amanda Crane, Health, 14 Aug. 2023
This new multiverse boo-boo is a potential reason to watch the Flash zoom through the timestream in another movie to try to fix it.
—David Betancourt, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boo-boo
Noun
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Justice Department lawyers contend FBI agents acted in good faith despite the mistake and shouldn't be second-guessed by the courts.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Many twenty-year veterans still make rookie mistakes while quick-learning newcomers can rapidly surpass them in both skills and results.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But the team with the biggest quarterback blunder from 2018 was the Arizona Cardinals, who made the decision to trade up to the No. 10 pick to take Josh Rosen.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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This week’s White House Report Card could have been a bad one, considering court rulings against President Donald Trump, staffing blunders, and a lack of movement on his tariff war that is starting to scare his supporters.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Graham Pauley singled and advanced to third when a fielder’s choice turned into a throwing error on Bohm.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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Story’s two homers made up for two errors the normally sure-handed shortstop made in the field, one throwing and one fielding.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Boo-boo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boo-boo. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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