blooper
pronunciation
How to pronounce blooper in British English:
UK [ˈblu:pə(r)]
How to pronounce blooper in American English:
US [ˈblupɚ]
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- Noun:
- an embarrassing mistake
Word Origin
- blooper (n.)
- "blunder," 1943, apparently first in theater, from American English baseball slang meaning "a fly ball in a high arc missed by the fielder" (1937) or else from the earlier sense "radio receiver that interferes with nearby sets" when a careless operator throws it into oscillation (1926), in which case it imitates the resulting sound.
Example
- 1. Why I hate the end credit blooper reel .
- 2. Boy , did my boss make a blooper today !
- 3. Funny cats laugh wet cat compiltion prank blooper pictures amazing incredible hilarious re .
- 4. After that I would often blooper abroad to the little cottage by the mealie acreage .
- 5. But this was a blooper : it would be a bit like giving america bad news about its security in the pacific region on december 7th .