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Boo-boo
Definitions
- 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 an embarrassing mistake wordnet
- 3 A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise. childish, colloquial, countable
- 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"
- 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 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
* 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”)
* 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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