boo-boo vs gaffe

gaffe vs boo-boo

boo-boo and gaffe both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
boo-boo	Yes	No	No	No
gaffe	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gaffe is a hyponym of boo-boo; that is, gaffe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than boo-boo:

boo-boo: an embarrassing mistake
gaffe: a socially awkward or tactless act

Other hyponyms of boo-boo include bobble, snafu, spectacle, bull, fumble, muff, fluff, faux pas, gaucherie, slip, solecism, howler, clanger, misstep, stumble, trip-up, trip.

boo-boo (noun)	gaffe (noun)
an embarrassing mistake	a socially awkward or tactless act

Difference between boo-boo and gaffe

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