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Patzer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blooper noun A blunder, an error.
  • blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
  • cobbler noun A person who repairs or makes shoes.
  • fluff noun Light, soft, fuzzy material such as fur, feathers, or lint.
  • gaffe noun An embarrassing mistake made in public, especially something tactless said in front of the wrong people.
  • slip verb To lose one's footing or grip and slide accidentally.
  • SNAFU noun A confused, chaotic mess or a major mistake, especially one caused by miscommunication or poor planning.
  • stumble verb To trip or lose one’s balance while walking.

Senses

Patzer is used for these senses in English:

  • SNAFU A major glitch or breakdown; a mistake or blunder.
  • blooper (informal) A blunder, an error.
  • blunder A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
  • cobbler (obsolete) A person who cobbles; a clumsy workman.
  • gaffe A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
  • slip A mistake or error.
  • stumble An error or blunder.

blooper — full definition

  1. noun A blunder, an error.
  2. noun A fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders.
  3. noun A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident or mistake.
  4. noun A gaff-rigged fore-and-aft sail set from and aft of the aftmost mast of a square-rigged ship; a spanker.

blunder — full definition

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

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