boo-boo

Questions about boo-boo

What does boo-boo mean?

boo-boo means "an embarrassing mistake".

How many syllables are in boo-boo?

boo-boo has 2 syllables: boo--boo. The stress falls on "boo-".

What is another word for boo-boo?

Close synonyms include blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is boo-boo a common word?

boo-boo is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.