boo-boo
/ˈbu(ˌ)bu/
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Canada/ˈbuː(ˌ)buː/
boo-boo noun: a mistake or error.
Noun
boo-boo (countable and uncountable, plural boo-boos)
- A mistake or error.
- Oh, gosh, golly, I made a boo-boo, and I gave it to Stephen Hawking!2012, “The Hawking Excitation”, in The Big Bang Theory, season 5, episode 21, spoken by Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons)
- A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise.
- Feces.
- I been A-1 since day one, you niggas boo-boo
- Your home boy, your block that you're from, boo-boo
- Lil' hoes you went to school with, boo-boo
- Baby mama and your new bitch, boo-boo2015, “Hood Politics”, performed by Kendrick Lamar
- Synonyms:
- boom-boom, doo-doo, poo, BM, bowel movement, caca, cack, chocolate, chocolate hot dog, crap
Verb
boo-boo (third-person singular simple present boo-boos, present participle boo-booing, simple past and past participle boo-booed)
- To make a mistake.
- We boo-booed in giving the address of California Electric Railway Enthusiasts, and we realized it while mailing the last issue. Correct address is […]1952, The Ferroequinologist: A Journal for Students of the Iron Horse
- If you do this and feel that you have boo-booed, press Shift+F5, the Go Back keyboard shortcut, to return from whence you came (that is, back to your previous edit).1999, Dan Gookin, Word 2000 For Dummies
- To defecate.
- I went upstairs and Joseph, my husband, he came upstairs and found some boo boo on the floor. My little girl boo booed on herself downstairs as I was getting ready to clean her up.1974, The Southeastern Reporter
- “Ya know, I don't know what is wrong with my stomach. I must have eaten something spoiled at the job. I was at a customer's home climbing a pole, and I started boo-booing on myself. I got off the pole and took some of the leaves to wipe my butt. Man, that's a horrible feeling.”2012, Carolyn Herring-Moore, When Enough is Enough: When You’re Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired, Xlibris, →ISBN, page unknown
- Synonyms:
- poo, cack, choke a darkie, crap, defecate, do one's ease, ease oneself, do a number two, do one's easement, drite
Synonyms of boo-boo
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Forms of boo-boo
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | boo-boos |
| alternative form | booboo |
| alternative form | boo boo |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | boo-boos |
| present participle | boo-booing |
| past participle | boo-booed |
| past | boo-booed |
Origin of boo-boo
* 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”)
Phrases with boo-boo
Questions about boo-boo
- What does boo-boo mean?
- Boo-boo means a mistake or error.
- What part of speech is boo-boo?
- Boo-boo can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce boo-boo?
- Boo-boo is pronounced /ˈbu(ˌ)bu/ (US).
- What is the plural of boo-boo?
- The plural of boo-boo is boo-boos.
Words near boo-boo in the dictionary
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