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boo-boo

also boo·boo (bo͞o′bo͞o)

n. pl. boo-boos also boo·boos Informal

1. A slight physical injury, such as a scratch.

2. A stupid mistake; a blunder.

[Perhaps alteration of boohoo, to weep noisily.]

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boo-boo

n, pl -boos

informal an embarrassing mistake; blunder

[C20: perhaps from nursery talk; compare boohoo]

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boo-boo

(ˈbuˌbu)

n., pl. -boos. Slang.

1. a stupid mistake; blunder.

2. a minor injury.

[1950–55, Amer.; baby talk]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

boo-boo - an embarrassing mistake

blooper, blunder, boner, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, bloomer

error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"

bobble - the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball; "the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out"

snafu - an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up

spectacle - a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself

bull - a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment"

fumble, muff - (sports) dropping the ball

fluff - a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)

faux pas, gaffe, slip, solecism, gaucherie - a socially awkward or tactless act

howler - a glaring blunder

clanger - a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; "he dropped a clanger"

misstep, trip-up, stumble, trip - an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"

Translations

boo-boo

n (inf) → Schnitzer m (inf)

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