I made a boo boo
I made a small mistake
TRANSLATION
boo-boo = der Schnitzer [coll.], der Fehltritt [fig.], der Fehler, das Versehen, die Fehlleistung
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
In July 1966, Michael Collins was selected to pilot NASA's three-day Gemini 10 mission. While the mission (to rendezvous and dock with an orbiting Agena rocket) was a success, Collins did make a BOO-BOO: during his historic space walk, he dropped a Swedish-made Hasselblad camera.
Back on earth, the astronaut was amused to learn that the Swedes had begun to refer to the camera as their country's first satellite.
Collins, Michael (1930- ) Italian-born American astronaut noted for his role (as pilot of the Command Module) during the Apollo 11 mission which landed on the moon on July 20, 1969
Back on earth, the astronaut was amused to learn that the Swedes had begun to refer to the camera as their country's first satellite.
Collins, Michael (1930- ) Italian-born American astronaut noted for his role (as pilot of the Command Module) during the Apollo 11 mission which landed on the moon on July 20, 1969
Did you
know?
boo-boo
A boo-boo is an embarrassing mistake. We often use this term informally, and especially when we hope the mistake will not be taken too seriously:
"I'm sorry Bob, I've made a bit of a boo-boo."
Synonyms:
blooper, boob, boner, boo-boo, bungle, dumb move, dumb trick, error, fault, faux pas, flub, flub-up, fluff, gaff, gaffe, goof, howler, impropriety, inaccuracy, indiscretion, lapse, muff, oversight, slip, slip-up, solecism, trip
Origin:
Perhaps alteration of boohoo, to weep noisily = brüllen
Note also these other common boos:
to boo = der Buhruf, auspfeifen
She wouldn't say boo to a goose = Sie traut sich nicht, den Mund aufzumachen
bug-a-boo = das Schreckgespenst
A boo-boo is an embarrassing mistake. We often use this term informally, and especially when we hope the mistake will not be taken too seriously:
"I'm sorry Bob, I've made a bit of a boo-boo."
Synonyms:
blooper, boob, boner, boo-boo, bungle, dumb move, dumb trick, error, fault, faux pas, flub, flub-up, fluff, gaff, gaffe, goof, howler, impropriety, inaccuracy, indiscretion, lapse, muff, oversight, slip, slip-up, solecism, trip
Origin:
Perhaps alteration of boohoo, to weep noisily = brüllen
Note also these other common boos:
to boo = der Buhruf, auspfeifen
She wouldn't say boo to a goose = Sie traut sich nicht, den Mund aufzumachen
bug-a-boo = das Schreckgespenst
