blooper

noun

bloop·​er ˈblü-pər How to pronounce blooper (audio)
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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Sandler included a tribute for Boyce following a blooper sequence at the end of the film. Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025 The now-infamous Coldplay kiss-cam moment wasn't just a viral blooper. MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025 The bonus features also include bloopers from the film. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 A lot of bloopers that fell in, just getting a piece of the changeup or this or that. Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for blooper

Word History

Etymology

bloop (an unpleasant sound)

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of blooper was in 1925

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“Blooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blooper. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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