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fumble vs boo-boo

boo-boo vs fumble

fumble and boo-boo both are nouns.

fumble is a verb but boo-boo is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fumble Yes No Yes No
boo-boo Yes No No No
As nouns, boo-boo is a hypernym of fumble; that is, boo-boo is a word with a broader meaning than fumble:
  • fumble: (sports) dropping the ball
  • boo-boo: an embarrassing mistake
Other hypernyms of fumble include bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall.
fumble (noun) boo-boo (noun)
(sports) dropping the ball an embarrassing mistake
fumble (verb) boo-boo (verb)
drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder
feel about uncertainly or blindly
handle clumsily
make one's way clumsily or blindly
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Difference between fumble and boo-boo

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