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

Arizona’s Eugenio Suarez, mired in an 0-for-17 slump, hit a two-out 72.3 mph blooper into no-man’s land. —Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2024

Ahead of the Blu-ray and DVD release of Good Burger 2, PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at a blooper reel featuring stars Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell, as well as Leslie Jones, who plays the sister of Thompson's character Dexter Reed. —Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024

Please tell us your most embarrassing moment from the season that didn't make it to the blooper reel. —Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2024

Today is the 7th anniversary of the BBC Dad blooper. —Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024

Members of podcast communities generally love bonus episodes, ad-free content and behind-the-scenes or bloopers. —Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024

Advertisement Despite the blooper that garnered razzing from Branch’s own father, a speed and track coach who sent his youngest son extra workouts, the freshman’s dynamic return was a welcome sight for the Trojans. —Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023

Plus, will the Eras Tour film contain bloopers or behind-the-scenes content like the Reputation tour film did? —Lauren Huff, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2023

The catch is that there are also plenty of bloopers. —Will Knight, WIRED, 1 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

bloop (an unpleasant sound)

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1a