Boo boo

Posted by Brian from Shawnee January 29, 2011 at 03:55In reply to Boo boo posted by David FG on January 28, 2011 at 09:26:

Where does the phrase "Boo boo" come from? I.e. To a child: "Do you have a boo boo?"

Thought: does it referance a blister known as a "bubo" is in the bubonic pluage?

What is a 'boo boo'? It's not something I'm familiar with.

Without knowing what it actually means, it's hard to speak with real confidence, but my instincts tell me it's unlikely to derive from 'bubo'.

DFG

A "boo boo" is baby talk for a minor injury, like a skinned knee or bruised shin, that a child will normally get from time to time. And I agree that it's probably unrelated to the bubonic plague.