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-boo
noun
as in mistake
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
- mistake
- blunder
- error
- flub
- goof
- gaffe
- screwup
- boob
- misstep
- miscue
- slipup
- fumble
- stumble
- inaccuracy
- gaff
- brick
- bobble
- trip
- clanger
- fault
- fluff
- slip
- blooper
- oversight
- snafu
- lapse
- pratfall
- clinker
- misunderstanding
- howler
- miscalculation
- misjudgment
- bloomer
- misstatement
- misreading
- boner
- foul-up
- misconstruction
- misinterpretation
- misconception
- miscomprehension
- misimpression
- misapprehension
- misdescription
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- precision
- accuracy
- exactness
- correctness
- perfection
- preciseness
- strictness
- exactitude
- infallibility
- inerrancy