blooper

bloop·er

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bloo-per]
- /ˈblu pər/
- /ˈbluː.pər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloo-per]
- /ˈblu pər/

Definitions of blooper word

countable noun blooper A blooper is a silly mistake. 3
noun blooper a blunder; bloomer; stupid mistake 3
noun blooper a foolish or stupid mistake; blunder 3
noun blooper a ball batted in a low arc so that it falls between the infielders and outfielders, usually for a hit 3
noun blooper a ball that is pitched to the batter in a high lob: it is the basic pitch in slow-pitch softball 3
noun blooper Informal. an embarrassing mistake, as one spoken over the radio or TV. 1

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Origin of blooper

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

1925-30; bloop + -er1, orig. in reference to a radio receiver that emits bloops

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Parts of speech for Blooper

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adjective

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pronoun

preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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blooper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for blooper

noun blooper

gaffe — a social blunder; faux pas.
fluff — light, downy particles, as of cotton.
impropriety — the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness.
lapse — an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
solecism — a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.

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Antonyms for blooper

noun blooper

perfection — the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
accuracy — The accuracy of information or measurements is their quality of being true or correct, even in small details.
correctness — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
correction — Corrections are marks or comments made on a piece of work, especially school work, which indicate where there are mistakes and what are the right answers.

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