blooper

noun

bloop·​er ˈblü-pər 

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

Examples of blooper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The bunt was in play there, led to a couple of runs there with the Vargas blooper. —Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026

Various bloopers have plagued the Royals and Mets alike — blame players running into each other and dropping fly balls, poor baserunning and leaky bullpens. —Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026

Mike Trout’s single was a blooper, and Vaughn Grissom’s was a ground ball that shortstop Elly De La Cruz stopped. —Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026

Gunnar Henderson began the two-out rally with a single to right, and then Taylor Ward hit a blooper toward right that Jerar Encarnacion played into a single by getting a poor break on the ball. —Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

bloop (an unpleasant sound)

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for blooper

• grouper
• hooper
• keuper
• looper
• stupor
• super
• trooper
• paratrooper