noun
blooper
Blooper (noun) means a silly mistake.
noun
1
A silly mistake.
2
In baseball, a weak hit that just clears the infielders.
3
A funny mistake caught on film or video.
4
A type of sail set behind the rearmost mast of an old square-rigged ship.
"Once the blooper is around the spinnaker, let out the blooper sheet completely (which collapses the blooper), race the blooper sheet forward and reset on the other side."
— Yacht Racing, Chicago (1976)
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Etymology
Formed from bloop and -er, of US origin.
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What is the meaning of blooper?
"blooper" (noun) means a silly mistake.
What is another word for blooper?
Other words for "blooper" include blunder, flub, botch, bloomer, pratfall, boner.
What are the different meanings of blooper?
"blooper" has 3 main meanings: 1. A silly mistake; 2. In baseball, a weak hit that just clears the infielders; 3. A funny mistake caught on film or video.
