boobed

Slipped up badly

Boobed is the past tense of boob, meaning to make a foolish mistake or blunder: I really boobed when I sent that email to the wrong person.

More common in British than American English.

Separately, boobed can describe having breasts of a particular kind: big-boobed, small-boobed.

blunder

mishap

Minor unfortunate occurrence

  • misstepError in action or judgment
  • goofMinor foolish error
  • slipupUnintentional minor error

flub · botch · snafu · blooper · bungle · gaffe · faux pas · screwup · fumble · boner

embarrassment

mortified

Intensely embarrassed

chagrined · abashed · flustered · cringeworthy · awkward · self-conscious · discomfited · ashamed · cringe · egg on face

Opposites
competence/success in action

boobedsucceeded

Achieved desired outcome

nailed it · excelled · triumphed · got it right · mastered

Phrases
Family

booby, boob, boobs, boobies

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13