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- [boo boo]
- /bu bu/
- /buː buː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boo boo]
- /bu bu/
Definitions of boo-boo word
- countable noun boo-boo A boo-boo is a silly mistake or blunder. 3
- countable noun boo-boo Boo-boo is a child's word for a cut or other minor injury. 3
- noun boo-boo an embarrassing mistake; blunder 3
- noun boo-boo a stupid or foolish mistake; blunder 3
- noun boo-boo a minor injury or bruise 3
- noun plural boo-boo a stupid or silly mistake; blunder. 1
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Origin of boo-boo
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1950-55; baby talk
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Boo-boo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
boo-boo popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for boo-boo
noun boo-boo
- bruise — A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
- laceration — the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
- scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
verb boo-boo
- stumble — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- misbehave — to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.
- stray — to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
- miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
Antonyms for boo-boo
noun boo-boo
- perfection — the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
- accuracy — The accuracy of information or measurements is their quality of being true or correct, even in small details.
- correctness — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
- correction — Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.
verb boo-boo
- obey — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- understand — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
- behave — The way that you behave is the way that you do and say things, and the things that you do and say.
- correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.