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blunder — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
  • boner noun An embarrassing mistake or blunder.
  • gaffe noun An embarrassing mistake made in public, especially something tactless said in front of the wrong people.
  • howler noun That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
  • mistake noun An action, decision, or belief that is wrong or incorrect.

Senses

blunder is used for these senses in English:

  • blunder A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
  • boner (dated, _, slang, especially, baseball) A blunder; a silly mistake. [from early 20th c.]
  • gaffe A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
  • howler (slang) A painfully obvious mistake.
  • mistake An error.

blunder — full definition

  1. noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
  2. verb To make a careless, serious mistake.

boner — full definition

  1. noun An embarrassing mistake or blunder.
  2. noun Vulgar slang for an erect penis.

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