boo-boo
[ boo-boo ]
/ ˈbuˌbu /
noun, plural boo-boos. Slang.
a stupid or silly mistake; blunder.
a minor injury.
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Origin of boo-boo
An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; baby talk
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Examples from the Web for boo-boo
And unlike the speech I delivered in 2003, you managed to finish without describing people who solve problems as “Boo-Boo Fixers.”
Read Jon Favreau’s Full Commencement Address to College of the Holy Cross|Jon Favreau|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST"There's nothin' to boo-boo for," he said, with a half-affected brusqueness.
A Waif of the Plains|Bret Harte"'Boo-boo' was the exception that proves the rule," answered Jack hotly.
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British Dictionary definitions for boo-boo
boo-boo
noun plural -boos
informal an embarrassing mistake; blunder
Word Origin for boo-boo
C20: perhaps from nursery talk; compare boohoo
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Word Origin and History for boo-boo
boo-boo
"mistake," 1954, apparently a reduplication of boob, which had acquired a secondary sense of "foolish mistake" (1934).
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