booboos
Toddler's minor injuries
Booboos is the plural of booboo, a childish term for a minor injury like a scrape or bruise: Mommy, kiss my booboo.
Extended to mean small mistakes or blunders: We all make booboos sometimes.
The reduplicated form keeps it light and trivializes whatever went wrong.
Rub harshly against
- bruiseDiscolored tissue injury
- cutSeverance or reduction
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
graze · abrasion · nick · skinned knee · splinter · welt · sting · blister
scrape
Rub harshly against
bump · graze · abrasion · nick · skinned knee · splinter · welt · sting · blister · scab
blunders
Serious mistakes from carelessness
bloopers · fumbles · snafus · gaffes · missteps · errors · oversights · lapses · miscues · faux pas
ouchie
Child's word for injury
cuddle · comfort · crybaby · whimper · pout · snivel · pacifier · lullaby · nanny · nursery
booboostrauma
Lasting psychological wound
compound fractures · internal bleeding · third-degree burns · grievous bodily harm · broken bones
booboosdisasters
Ruinous events causing suffering
catastrophes · blunders · fiascos · debacles · epic fails