Boo-boo

//ˈbuːˌbuː// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mistake or error. childish, colloquial, countable, often

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

  2. 2
    an embarrassing mistake wordnet
  3. 3
    A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise. childish, colloquial, countable
  4. 4
    Feces. childish, colloquial, uncountable

    "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"

Verb
  1. 1
    To make a mistake. childish, colloquial, intransitive

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

  2. 2
    To defecate. childish, colloquial, transitive

    "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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

* Possibly from bug-a-boo, an imaginary evil goblin. * Possibly from bubo, a swollen lymph node especially obvious in sufferers of bubonic plague. * Possibly from the sound a baby or young toddler might make. * Possibly borrowed from French bobo (“boo-boo”)

Etymology 2

* Possibly from bug-a-boo, an imaginary evil goblin. * Possibly from bubo, a swollen lymph node especially obvious in sufferers of bubonic plague. * Possibly from the sound a baby or young toddler might make. * Possibly borrowed from French bobo (“boo-boo”)

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