Boo-boo

/ˈbuːˌbuː/ · noun

Meaning

(countable, colloquial, often childish) A mistake or error..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable, colloquial, often childish) A mistake or error.
2. (countable, colloquial, childish, by or to young children) A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise.
3. (uncountable, colloquial, childish, by or to young children) Feces.
4. (colloquial, childish, intransitive) To make a mistake.
5. (colloquial, childish, by or to young children, transitive) To defecate.

Example Sentences

Oh, gosh, golly, I made a boo-boo, and I gave it to Stephen Hawking!

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

We boo-booed in giving the address of California Electric Railway Enthusiasts, and we realized it while mailing the last issue. Correct address is […]

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).

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.

“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.”

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.

We didn't start demonizing Socialists until the 50s when everyone boo-booed they pants about communist russia.

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Word Forms

• boo-boos
• booboo
• boo boo
• boo-booing
• boo-booed

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