boo-boo

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See also: bubo, booboo, and boo boo

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbuːˌbuː/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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boo-boo (countable and uncountable, plural boo-boos)

  1. (countable, colloquial, often childish) A mistake or error.
    Synonyms: blooper, blunder, misstep, fluff, oopsy, slip; see also Thesaurus:error
  2. (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
  3. (uncountable, colloquial, childish, by or to young children) Feces.
    Synonyms: (childish) boom-boom, (childish) doo-doo, (childish) poo; see also Thesaurus:feces
    • 2015, “Hood Politics”, performed by Kendrick Lamar:
      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-boo

Usage notes

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(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?"

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Verb

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boo-boo (third-person singular simple present boo-boos, present participle boo-booing, simple past and past participle boo-booed)

  1. (colloquial, childish) To make a mistake.
    • 1952, The Ferroequinologist: A Journal for Students of the Iron Horse[1]:
      We boo-booed in giving the address of California Electric Railway Enthusiasts, and we realized it while mailing the last issue. Correct address is []
    • 1999, Dan Gookin, Word 2000 For Dummies[2]:
      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).
  2. (colloquial, childish, by or to young children) To defecate.
    Synonyms: (childish) poo; see also Thesaurus:defecate
    • 1974, The Southeastern Reporter[3]:
      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.
    • 2012, Carolyn Herring-Moore, When Enough is Enough: When You’re Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired, Xlibris, →ISBN, page unknown:
      “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, Reginald Killings, I Am Drama City: Trust, Love, Loyalty Is All We Know, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 34:
      I'm still going through so much shock. I can't go through all this. My stomach is rumbling. I have to use the restroom so bad. I was about to boo boo on myself but I remembered what the nurse told me the earlier.
    • 2017, /u/thesnakeinthegarden, “Oh god. Donna Brazile opened her mouth again.”, in Reddit[4]:
      We didn't start demonizing Socialists until the 50s when everyone boo-booed they pants about communist russia.
    • 2017, /u/Dwelld, “What was the worst situation you have crapped your pants?”, in Reddit[5]:
      Imagine a little kid in a big ass button down coat sitting in a car and then just saying I boo booed on myself.

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