English Explanatory Dictionary

boo-boo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mistake or error.
  2. A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise.
  3. Feces.
verb
  1. To make a mistake.
  2. To defecate.

Pronunciation

/ˈbuːˌbuː/ en-us-boo-boo.ogg

Word forms

boo-boo boo-boos booboo boo boo boo-booing boo-booed

Etymology

* Possibly from bug-a-boo, an imaginary evil goblin. * Possibly from bubo, a swollen lymph node especially obvious in sufferers of bubonic plague. * Possibly from the sound a baby or young toddler might make. * Possibly borrowed from French bobo (“boo-boo”)

Synonyms

blooper blunder misstep fluff oopsy slip aberration bloomer boner boo-boo break clanger cock-up error fault faux pas floater flub fuckup gaffe goof howler inaccuracy lapse lapsus mess-up mistake screwup slip-up slipup stumble thinko wrength solecism erroneity owie scrape bruise nick scratch injury wound scath scathe lesion dere boom-boom doo-doo poo caca cack chocolate chocolate hot dog crap crud danna dejection dirt do do doody

Related words

na-na na-na boo-boo
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