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blooper

Pronunciation: /ˈbluːpə/

Definition of blooper

noun

informal, chiefly North American
  • 1an embarrassing error: he poked fun at his own tendency to utter bloopers [as modifier]:blooper shows consisting of out-takes from films
  • 2 Baseball a weakly hit fly ball landing just beyond the reach of the infielders: Hunter’s the only guy to get a hit, a blooper over the shortstop’s head

Origin:

1926 (originally US, denoting a radio which caused others to bloop, i.e. emit a loud howling noise): from imitative bloop + -er1

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