blooper
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈbluːpə/
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈblupɚ/
Noun

blooper (plural bloopers)

  1. (informal) A blunder#Noun|blunder, an error.
    Synonyms: boo-boo, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, Thesaurus:error
  2. (baseball, slang) A fly ball that is weakly hit#Verb|hit just over the infielders. [19th c.]
    Synonyms: banjo hit, flare, Texas leaguer
  3. (film, informal) A film#Verb|filmed or videotape#Verb|videotaped outtake that has record#Verb|recorded an amusing#Adjective|amusing accident and/or mistake#Noun|mistake.
  4. (nautical) A gaff#Noun|gaff-rigged#Adjective|rigged fore-and-aft sail#Noun|sail set from and aft of the aftmost mast of a square-rigged ship#Noun|ship; a spanker.
  5. (US, dated) A radio#Noun|radio which interferes with other radios, causing them to bloop#Verb|bloop (squeal#Verb|squeal loudly). [from 1926]
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