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bloop

Pronunciation: /bluːp/

North American informal
Definition of bloop

verb

  • 1 [no object] (of an electronic device) emit a short low-pitched noise:a fruit machine blooping in the corner
  • 2 [no object] make a mistake:the company admitted it had blooped
  • 3 [with object] Baseball hit (a ball) weakly or make (a hit) that lands just beyond the reach of the infielders: he blooped a single over the fielder in the third inning

noun

  • 1a short low-pitched noise emitted by an electronic device: a few bleeps and bloops
  • 2a mistake:a typical beginner’s bloop
  • 3 Baseballanother term for blooper (sense 2).seven hits which were bloops for the most part [as modifier]:a bloop single

Derivatives

bloopy

adjective

Origin:

1920s: imitative

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