# boo-boo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbuːˌbuː/

## Definitions
1. A mistake or error.
2. A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise.
3. Feces.

## Etymology
* Possibly from bug-a-boo, an imaginary evil goblin.
* Possibly from bubo, a swollen lymph node especially obvious in sufferers of bubonic plague.
* Possibly from the sound a baby or young toddler might make.
* Possibly borrowed from French bobo (“boo-boo”)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/boo-boo