boo-boo

[boo-boo]

noun

Slang.

plural

boo-boos 

1. a minor injury; owie.

   My dad was doing dishes and kissing boo-boos way back in the 1960s.

2. a stupid or silly mistake; blunder.

   Even people with loads of sewing experience make boo-boos when creating a piece!

   Synonyms: slip-up, slip, screwup, goof, fumble, fluff, flub

boo-boo

noun

1. informal,  an embarrassing mistake; blunder

Word History and Origins

Origin of boo-boo¹

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; baby talk

Word History and Origins

Origin of boo-boo¹

C20: perhaps from nursery talk; compare _boohoo