boo-boo

Related to boo-boo: Boo-Boo Bear

boo-boo

1. A minor blunder, error, or mistake. I think you made a boo-boo and listed some of the expenses twice.
2. A very minor injury. Let me put a Band-Aid on your boo-boo, sweetheart.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

boo-boo

(ˈbubu)
1. n. an error. (see also make a boo-boo.) It’s only a small boo-boo. Don’t stress yourself.
2. n. a hurt; a cut; a bruise. She has a little boo-boo on her knee.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • booboo
  • make a boo-boo
  • na-na na-na boo-boo
  • boo
  • say boo
  • burn not your house to fright the mouse away
  • fright
  • boo bird
  • boo-bird
  • make out of nothing
References in periodicals archive
Boo-Boo is the youngest of Big Sis and Hubby, and the first one to get married, which makes the wedding even more of a big deal to the family.
Cosmopolitan beauty editors have confessed their "love" for the original boo-boo solution, which the company refers to as “first-aid for the fashionista.” Previously, Boo-Boo Cover-Up could be found at med-spas and salons for patients seeking post-treatment remedies, but with the introduction to Kerr Drug, Boo-Boo Cover-Up is now widely available for under $20.
TOP TOON: Singer Justin is Boo-Boo in a new movie, his latest big-screen role
Boo-Boo Buddy reusable packs are made from a nontoxic material that allows them to remain pliable at freezing temperatures.
"Boo-Boo Buddy Cold Packs are a safe and effective alternative to ice, which is inconvenient, messy, inflexible and environmentally wasteful of water," the spokeswoman comments.
CELEBRATION: The Rugby Town under-sixes at their Christmas party at the Ken Marriott Leisure Centre with manager Sam Jarvis, and Boo-Boo the Clown.
Median results from the survey reveal that kids value a hug from mom at $20, and the going price for kissing a boo-boo is $13.
"Daddy," she'll bellow, pointing to the alleged cut, "I need boo-boo," her word for a bandage.
LISA FIRBANK, 28, a helicopter pilot, is single and lives in Addlington, Cheshire - with Boo-Boo.
Why do you like the boo-boo tree when there are such very-very-big trees all around?
From ancient Troy's oversized equine to Napoleon's boo-boo at Waterloo to the Titanic's jaunt through the icebergs to the jigsaw coll apse of the Soviet Union, history is littered with people, places and organizations that felt they could survive any challenge.
Jennifer Lawrence made a boo-boo by trying to dance with Jennifer Lopez while out partying with Jimmy Fallon.
Raleigh, NC, November 02, 2012 --(PR.com)-- This November, Boo-Boo Cover-Up hits the shelves of Kerr Drug stores throughout North Carolina for the first time.
introduced the 12-SKU Boo-Boo Care line that offers what the company calls "an assortment of serious health and first aid products specifically designed to appeal to children in order to take the scare out of injuries."
Classy Kid Inc.'s Boo-Boo Care line of products aims to address both sides of that equation.