boo-boo
noun
ˈbü-(ˌ)bü 
plural boo-boos
1
: a usually trivial injury (such as a bruise or scratch) —used especially by or of a child
2
: mistake, blunder
Synonyms
- blunder
- bobble
- boob [British]
- brick
- clanger [British]
- clinker
- error
- fault
- flub
- fluff
- fumble
- gaff
- gaffe
- goof
- inaccuracy
- lapse
- miscue
- misstep
- mistake
- oversight
- screwup
- slip
- slipup
- stumble
- trip
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Word History
Etymology
probably baby-talk alteration of boohoo, imitation of the sound of weeping
First Known Use
1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1
boo-boos
noun
as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy the president should not be making boo-boos in something as important as the State of the Union Address Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- mistakes
- blunders
- errors
- flubs
- goofs
- screwups
- gaffes
- missteps
- inaccuracies
- miscues
- fumbles
- bobbles
- gaffs
- slipups
- trips
- stumbles
- oversights
- faults
- boobs
- bricks
- clangers
- bloopers
- pratfalls
- fluffs
- clinkers
- lapses
- snafus
- slips
- misunderstandings
- howlers
- misjudgments
- miscalculations
- misinterpretations
- foul-ups
- misstatements
- boners
- misreadings
- misconceptions
- bloomers
- misconstructions
- misapprehensions
- misimpressions
- misdescriptions
- miscomprehensions
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- accuracies
- precisions
- exactitudes
- perfections
- infallibilities
- inerrancies
- unaffectionate
- unaffectionately
- unaffianced
- unaffiliated
- unafflicted
- unaffluent
- unaffordabilities
- unaffordable
- unaffordably
- unaffrighted
- unaffrightedly
- unaffronted
- unaflow
- unafraid
- unageing
- unaggravated
- unaggressive
- unaggressively
- unaggressiveness
- unaging
- unagitated
- unagitatedly
- unai
- unaided
- unaimed