boo-boo

== English == === Alternative forms === booboo, boo boo === Etymology === Possibly from bug-a-boo, an imaginary evil goblin. Possibly from bubo, a swollen lymph node especially obvious in sufferers of bubonic plague. Possibly from the sound a baby or young toddler might make. Possibly borrowed from French bobo (“boo-boo”) === Pronunciation === (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbuːˌbuː/ === Noun === boo-boo (countable and uncountable, plural boo-boos) (countable, colloquial, often childish) A mistake or error. Synonyms: blooper, blunder, misstep, fluff, oopsy, slip; see also Thesaurus:error (countable, colloquial, childish, by or to young children) A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise. Synonyms: owie, scrape, bruise, nick, scratch; see also Thesaurus:injury (uncountable, colloquial, childish, by or to young children) Feces. Synonyms: (childish) boom-boom, (childish) doo-doo, (childish) poo; see also Thesaurus:feces ==== Usage notes ==== (injury): Sometimes used sarcastically regarding overreaction to a very minor injury, as in "Aw, did the little boy get a boo-boo?" or "Aw, need me to kiss your boo-boo?" ==== Translations ==== === Verb === boo-boo (third-person singular simple present boo-boos, present participle boo-booing, simple past and past participle boo-booed) (colloquial, childish, intransitive) To make a mistake. (colloquial, childish, by or to young children, transitive) To defecate. Synonyms: (childish) poo; see also Thesaurus:defecate === See also === na-na na-na boo-boo