blooper

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Synonyms: blooter, bloomer, looper, blooped

Antonyms: blooter, bloomer, looper, blooped

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|informal}} A [[blunder#Noun|blunder]], an [[error]].
2. {{lb|en|baseball|slang}} A [[fly ball]] that is [[weakly]] [[hit#Verb|hit]] just over the [[infielders]]. {{defdate|19th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|film|informal}} A [[film#Verb|filmed]] or [[videotape#Verb|videotaped]] [[outtake]] that has [[record#Verb|recorded]] an [[amusing#Adjective|amusing]] [[accident]] or [[mistake#Noun|mistake]].
4. {{lb|en|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. {{lb|en|US|dated}} A [[radio#Noun|radio]] which [[interfere]]s with other radios, causing them to [[bloop#Verb|bloop]] ([[squeal#Verb|squeal]] [[loudly]]). {{defdate|from 1926}}
6. {{lb|en|US|military|slang}} The Vietnam-era {{w|M79 grenade launcher}} (due to its distinctive report).

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