BOO-BOO


Meaning of BOO-BOO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbü-(ˌ)bü ]

noun

( plural boo-boos )

Etymology: probably baby-talk alteration of boohoo, imitation of the sound of weeping

Date: 1953

1. : a usually trivial injury (as a bruise or scratch) — used especially by or of a child

2. : mistake , blunder

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.