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Synonyms for boo-boo

  • noun

Most common

mistake blunder goof blooper nick bruise

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Flub — A mistake or error

flub US AU NZ, blunder, mistake, blooper, goof, error, botch, slip, fault, bungle, faux pas, fluff, trip, howler, mis-step, stumble, pratfall, solecism, oopsie, clanger, gaffe, fumble

2. Bruise — A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise

bruise, nick, scratch, scrape, owie

3. Doo-doo — feces

doo-doo informal, poo, boom-boom

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A mistake or error.

  2. n. 2

    A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise.

  3. n. 3

    Feces.

Related words

Other spellings
boo boo booboo

Forms

Plural
boo-boos → flubs, blunders, mistakes, bloopers…

Example sentences

  • mistake If that man makes one more mistake, I'll fire him.
  • blunder Don't worry about your blunder: it wasn't serious.
  • goof It's too easy for me to goof off when I'm at my computer.
  • nick Tom got to the airport just in the nick of time.
  • bruise It's just an abrasion and a bruise. Nothing's broken.

By length

3 letters
poo1
4 letters
trip1, nick1, slip1, goof1, flub, owie
5 letters
fault1, error2, fluff1, gaffe1, botch1
6 letters
fumble2, scrape1, bruise1, howler2, bungle2, oopsie
7 letters
mistake2, scratch1, stumble2, blunder2, blooper2, clanger
8 letters
pratfall2, solecism

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error2 = 2 syllables).