bobo
9.6
A small cut or bruise a child gets when they fall
- noun
- /ˈboʊboʊ/
- Baby Talk
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raspón
- It was just a small bobo, but the child cried as if it was much worse.
Examples
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I did have one fairly serious bobo with the book though, and that came about because it contains an interview with Nick Griffin.
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You got a cousin named Owie on his Bobo and Owie.
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That's a bobo.
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After falling off his bike, the little boy showed his mother the bobo on his knee.
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She got a bobo on her elbow while playing on the playground.
Synonyms
6
7.2
A small mistake or little injury described in a childlike way
means only a small physical injury, not a mistake
1
5.2
A small cut or bruise that a child gets when they fall
is an equally informal term with the same small injury meaning
7.5
A small hurt a child gets, like a scratch or bump
specifies small cuts or bruises rather than general slight hurts
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bobo is a child's word from French that means a 'small hurt', like the English word boo-boo that children use for a little cut or bruise. So when someone says they have a bobo, they mean a minor injury.