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# a boo-boo

phrase (noun: a boo-boo, boo-boos; child talk)

«a boo-boo» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (child talk) a small cut, bump or bruise.
2. (euphemism, informal) a silly mistake.

### In the lessons

Baby talk used by parents to small children, mostly US and Canada, to make a hurt sound small; adults use it jokingly for a small mistake.

### Examples

- Come here, let Mum kiss your boo-boo better.
- He fell off the swing and got a boo-boo on his knee.
- Oops, I made a boo-boo — I wrote 7 instead of 1.
- The newspaper made a boo-boo in the headline.
- Chat: «Small boo-boo: the meeting's at three, not two.»
- Do you need a plaster for that boo-boo?

### Note

Stands for «a small hurt» or «a mistake». Sounds babyish; in a formal letter use «error». Spelt with a hyphen. A big mistake called a boo-boo is a joke or an understatement.