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boo boo

[boo-boo] / ˈbuˌbu /
NOUN
small hurt
Synonyms
WEAK
black and blue mark bruise cut injury laceration scratch sore
NOUN
small mistake
Synonyms
WEAK
blunder error gaffe goof misstep oversight screw-up slip
boo-boo
NOUN
small error
Synonyms
STRONG
blooper blunder boner error faux pas flub gaffe goof misstep mistake oversight slipup
NOUN
minor injury
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cut
STRONG
black and blue mark bruise graze hives hurt injury laceration rash scrape scratch

Example Sentences

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It might be your internet company’s fault, a boo-boo with your home equipment or interference from your neighbor’s Call of Duty game night.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2023

“Then everybody put a boo-boo on that. They said: ‘What are you doing, ratting on about that?’

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2020

Then, if he jumps from bed to bed and gets a little boo-boo, ‘That’s what you get.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2019

A look back at some of the stories we covered this week, from the return of Worzel Gummidge to an Olivier Awards boo-boo.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2018

A mother is still the only one who can kiss a boo-boo and make it all well—explain that scientifically.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote