1
a
: a fly ball hit barely beyond a baseball infield
b
: a high baseball pitch lobbed to the batter
2
: an embarrassing public blunder
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The bloopers were just slow enough to give the Reds time to run.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
The blooper clip opens with Bailey, 37, goofing off for the camera as a firearm-toting Johansson looks off the side of a boat, a serious expression on her face.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
There were a lot of the best bloopers of the season that were happening there.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
The strength allowed Raleigh to generate power and hit homers even when reaching for pitches that, for other hitters, may have turned into unthreatening bloopers.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 July 2025
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
The blooper clip opens with Bailey, 37, goofing off for the camera as a firearm-toting Johansson looks off the side of a boat, a serious expression on her face.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
There were a lot of the best bloopers of the season that were happening there.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
The strength allowed Raleigh to generate power and hit homers even when reaching for pitches that, for other hitters, may have turned into unthreatening bloopers.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 July 2025
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“Blooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blooper. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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