bloop

noun

bloop transitive verb

Examples of bloop in a Sentence

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Agustin Ramierz hit a bloop double into shallow right field and Liam Hicks followed with a two-run homer to right-center on Gordon’s first-pitch fastball. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025 In the third, Betts worked a bloop single into a run when Teoscar Hernandez followed with a hit, and Betts advanced on a fly ball and a ground out. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025 In a recent win over the Red Sox, Jake Cronenworth turned a bloop hit into a double because his mind was right. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025 Garcia singled with one out in the fourth, but Victor Mesa, Jr. made a sliding catch on Lile’s bloop to left to short-circuit a potential rally. Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 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 25 Sep. 2025.

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