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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!

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boo-boo

noun

  1. informal.
    an embarrassing mistake; blunder
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of boo-boo1

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; baby talk
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of boo-boo1

C20: perhaps from nursery talk; compare boohoo
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Widely ridiculed on social media for his lack of knowledge, Mr Harris apologised for what he described as an "awful boo-boo".

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And be clear that the illness is called cancer — not a “boo-boo†or a sickness.

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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.

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He has two boys, ages 4 and 2, who Davenport said don’t really understand their father is missing most of a finger but do ask if he has a “boo-boo†on his hand.

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Some attestation forms seem impractical, requiring parents to interview their pre-school-age children about their health, when some that age can’t distinguish between a boo-boo and a sore throat.

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