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

Example Sentences

We can thank Lisa Kudrow for the rise of celeb reality TV—Real Housewives, the Kardashians, Honey Boo Boo and its ilk.

From The Daily Beast

As quickly as Honey Boo Boo came, there she goes—even more quickly.

From The Daily Beast

And just like that, on her “Frito feet,” there Honey Boo Boo goes.

From The Daily Beast

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, taken as a part of the TV landscape, actually meant something.

From The Daily Beast

And unlike the speech I delivered in 2003, you managed to finish without describing people who solve problems as “Boo-Boo Fixers.”

From The Daily Beast

"'Boo-boo' was the exception that proves the rule," answered Jack hotly.

From Project Gutenberg

The bull followed up, and got nearer and nearer, with his "boo—boo—boo!"

From Project Gutenberg

"There's nothin' to boo-boo for," he said, with a half-affected brusqueness.

From Project Gutenberg

Boo-boo-hoo--I--I wish I could g-go to prison in your place.

From Project Gutenberg