Boo-boo
(noun)
- A minor mistake or error.
- A minor injury, such as a cut or scrape.
- An embarrassing or foolish act.
Origin:
Of imitative origin.
Examples:
- She made a boo-boo on her math homework and had to redo it.
- He fell off his bike and scraped his knee, but it was just a minor boo-boo.
- The team's loss was a real boo-boo, but they were determined to bounce back.
- He made a boo-boo in front of the whole class, but he laughed it off.
- He said it was a simple boo-boo, but it was a serious mistake.