blooper

noun

Definition of bloopernext
as in pratfall

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Recent Examples of blooper Two innings later, with the Brewers down to their final eight outs and still behind, 3-2, Moore lofted a blooper that fell just in front of a diving Bobby Grich for an infield single. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 May 2026 The other three hits Ryan allowed were a leadoff blooper by Jeremy Peña and two infield singles. — CBS News, 21 May 2026 Hopefully, that read through will be released as an entire blooper reel. — Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 17 May 2026 The bunt was in play there, led to a couple of runs there with the Vargas blooper. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for blooper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blooper
  1. pratfall
  2. blunder
  3. howler
  4. flub
  5. gaffe
  6. bloomer
  7. mistake
  8. miscue
Noun
  • Marino understood his stature in the community and what an unacceptable pratfall a drinking and driving charge would be on charges of his reputation.
    — Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • The boat pratfall, the picture frame… That was a hard thing to shoot.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026
Definition of pratfall
Noun
  • Kansas City Royals second baseman Michael Massey made an uncharacteristic defensive blunder Wednesday night.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
  • These common design blunders amplify the impression of tight quarters.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of blunder
Noun
  • Many of the Round of 16 matches have been tight, and a defensive blunder or a goalkeeper howler could change the course of a game.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • With a goalkeeping howler and a red card, Marcelo Bielsa’s side self-imploded at the end of a bitterly disappointing tournament.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of howler
Noun
  • Watch Wilson discuss his Legally Blonde character flub in the video above.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
  • The lefty, who needed 37 pitches to get through the fourth due to Cabrera’s flub and three free passes, logged five innings, two runs (0 earned), four walks and six strikeouts over 96 pitches.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
Definition of flub
Noun
  • Hilton, 48, made a name in the early 2000s publicizing and sometimes belittling celebrities who made public gaffes or otherwise found themselves in trouble with the law.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The gaffe allowed Rockies third baseman Kyle Karros — who had hit a one-out single — to score from second.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of gaffe
Noun
  • This upcoming bloom spotlights a plant nicknamed Odora, who last opened in 2024, and Odorysseus, a rookie public bloomer.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Zinnias Meet the colorful zinnia, a delightful, easy bloomer that isn’t high-maintenance.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 8 July 2026
Definition of bloomer
Noun
  • Our work shows that expressive cues appear to shift how people perceive a mistake out of the category of technical malfunction and into the category of social violation, like those that happen between people.
    — Yigit Topoglu, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But according to rocket scientists at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), slamming a nuclear warhead directly into the side of a space rock is a rookie mistake.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of mistake
Noun
  • But as the team looks to fortify its roster in the middle of an improbable contention surge, fans might be thinking about some of the transaction miscues the team has had in previous years.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But Jackson took it more personally, rattling off the list of his miscues when speaking with reporters afterward.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of miscue

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