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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Sometimes the best bloopers make the most amazing takes.
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EW.com, 1 July 2025
And beneath the bloopers is a country investing tens of billions of dollars and racing to extend its lead in the field of next-gen robotics.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 29 June 2025
In a scene straight out of a political blooper reel, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson got an unexpected welcome from a feisty ostrich during a family visit to a Texas drive-through safari park.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
Even the blooper reel at the end of the movie is underwhelming.
—Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
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EW.com, 1 July 2025
And beneath the bloopers is a country investing tens of billions of dollars and racing to extend its lead in the field of next-gen robotics.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 29 June 2025
In a scene straight out of a political blooper reel, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson got an unexpected welcome from a feisty ostrich during a family visit to a Texas drive-through safari park.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025
Even the blooper reel at the end of the movie is underwhelming.
—Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for blooper
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“Blooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blooper. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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