Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [boo-boo]
- /ˈbuˌbu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [boo-boo]
- /ˈbuˌbu/
Definitions of booboos word
- noun plural booboos a stupid or silly mistake; blunder. 1
- noun plural booboos a minor injury. 1
- noun booboos plural of booboo. 0
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Origin of booboos
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1950-55; baby talk
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Parts of speech for Booboos
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
booboos popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
booboos usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for booboos
noun booboos
- gaffe — a social blunder; faux pas.
- fluff — light, downy particles, as of cotton.
- impropriety — the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness.
- lapse — an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
- solecism — a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
verb booboos
- stumble — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- misbehave — to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.
- stray — to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
- miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
Antonyms for booboos
noun booboos
- perfection — the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
- accuracy — The accuracy of information or measurements is their quality of being true or correct, even in small details.
- correctness — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
- correction — Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.
verb booboos
- obey — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- understand — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
- behave — The way that you behave is the way that you do and say things, and the things that you do and say.
- correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.