bloop

noun

bloop transitive verb

Examples of bloop in a Sentence

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Iván Herrera connected on an 0-2 inside pitch for a two-run bloop single to shallow right field, extending the lead to 5-1. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025 But momentum flipped in the fifth when North Reading turned an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play and tacked on an insurance run when Matt Mancinelli motored around from first to score on a bloop single by Torra. Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025 Holy Cross right fielder Cam DiGiacomo made a diving catch to rob Keaton Kroll of a bloop single to lead-off the inning and Chance ripped a single up the middle to put the winning run on base. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025 Sam Hilliard walked and then Goodman’s bloop single advanced him to third, but Camilo Doval got Thairo Estrada to fly out to end the game. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bloop

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from blooper

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bloop was in 1941

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“Bloop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloop. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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