blooper

[bloo-per]

noun

1. Informal.,  an embarrassing or humorous mistake, as one spoken live over a radio or television broadcast or one recorded during the filming of a movie, television show, etc..

   At the end of each season, the cast gathers to watch all the hilarious bloopers that were edited out along the way.

   Synonyms: goof, gaffe, slip, blunder, error

2. Radio.,  a receiving set that generates from its antenna radio-frequency signals that interfere with other nearby receivers.

3. Baseball.

   1. Also called bloop, looper, Texas leaguer. a fly ball that carries just beyond the infield, where it is out of catching range for both the infielders and the outfielders, resulting in a hit for the batter.

   2. Also blooper ball a pitched ball that travels in a high arc before deceptively dropping into the strike zone.

blooper

/ ˈbluːpə /

noun

1. informal,  a blunder; bloomer; stupid mistake

Word History and Origins

Origin of blooper¹

First recorded in 1925–30; bloop + -er ¹, originally in reference to a radio receiver that emits bloops

Word History and Origins

Origin of blooper¹

C20: from bloop (imitative of an embarrassing sound) + _-er ¹

Example Sentences

The defense was a blooper reel, committing three penalties on the same play.

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Willman spoke to The Times about what inspired this new special, his most transcendent moments on stage, past performances bloopers and his secret to keeping his illusions weighted in reality.

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Will we ever see a “Shadows” blooper reel?

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It even has a blooper reel at the end.

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When we were out last time, I made a great big blooper on the guitar while I was doing my famous intro to “Crazy on You” — totally train-wrecked it.

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Related Words

• gaffe