boo-boo

noun

ˈbü-(ˌ)bü How to pronounce boo-boo (audio)
Definition of boo-boonext
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

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Recent Examples of boo-boo In his first start in two weeks, Marc-Andre Fleury survived a first-shift boo-boo and made 28 saves to improve to 4-0-1. — Michael Russo, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 The Sun newspaper reports that Robinson made the boo-boo Friday morning during the BBC’s flagship current affairs radio show The Today Programme. — Caroline Frost, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024 Advertisement The ‘biggies’ Here are the big boo-boos that justify packing up your pruners for the day and going inside for a timeout. — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boo-boo
  1. mistake
  2. blunder
  3. error
Noun
  • This loss of institutional support could leave borrowers with nowhere to turn when servicers make mistakes or when questions arise about complex repayment programs.
    — Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Astonishingly, Donald Trump is on the verge of making the same mistake.
    — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of mistake
Noun
  • The blunder occurred while Trump, 78, was speaking with reporters at Joint Base Andrews military facility in Maryland after giving a speech at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 14.
    — Escher Walcott, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The longer-term question is how much more patience and grace Trump’s base will grant Bondi, who already bears scars as the central figure in arguably the administration’s earliest blunder.
    — David Catanese, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of blunder
Noun
  • Naturally, the usual delays, misunderstandings and errors in communication are all common when Mercury retrogrades, but when in a sign like Aries, these moments are more likely to be louder, bolder and triggering.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Except that is a simplification of what the original dialogue says, and a localization error with big consequences.
    — Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Boo-boo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boo-boo. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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