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🤕 A small injury 😅 To make a mistake
to booboo

to booboo

8.3
To make a small mistake in a playful or informal way
  • verb
  • /ˈbuːbuː/
  • Informal
translation icon : cometer un error
  • If you booboo during the presentation, just keep going and don't worry.

Examples

  • Try not to booboo the recipe, or the cake might not rise properly.

  • He realized he had boobooed the math problem and started over.

  • I always booboo when I try to bake.

  • Don't booboo on the test!

  • If you booboo on the assignment, just ask for help and clarify your doubts.

  • She tried not to booboo on her lines during the school play.

  • It's easy to booboo when you're learning a new skill, so don't be too hard on yourself.

Synonyms

to goof
vsto booboo
  • Informal
17 5.6

To make a silly or careless mistake

is more playful and smaller in scale than this careless error
to make a boo-boo
vsto booboo
  • Baby Talk
1 8.4

To do something wrong by accident in a small, silly way

focuses more on smallness and playfulness than general silliness
to make a boob
vsto booboo
  • Archaic
1 8.2

To do something foolish or embarrassing by mistake

is lighter and more playful highlighting tiny informal errors
to make an oopsy
vsto booboo
  • Informal
8.2

To do something small and silly by accident

is similar but stresses tiny errors in informal playful situations

Antonyms

to succeed
846 2.0

To reach a goal after trying hard

How Serious

to blunder
7 4.4
to mess up
  • Informal
597 2.8
to mistake
37 1.0
to booboo
  • Informal
8.3
to slip up
  • Informal
27 4.1

Surface Forms

booboo infinitive
boobooed past
boobooed past participle
boobooing present participle
booboos third person singular

Etymology

The verb booboo comes from a child's word for a small hurt being used playfully for a small error. A helpful way to remember it is to think of making a tiny 'boo-boo' rather than a big problem, so to booboo something is to make a small mistake.