blooey

or bloo·ie

[ bloo-ee ]

adjective

, Slang.

1. out of order; faulty.
2. go blooey, to go totally out of commission; break down completely:

   If the generator fails, the whole system will go blooey.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blooey¹

Origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Well, kid, I tried to get you off to a good start, but my luck went blooey at the wrong moment.

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We were heading for a school dance at Cincinnati and she was boiling along like she was in orbit when blooey she just quit.

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We p. 9 could exchange ideas up to a certain point, and then—blooey!

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Mother says, if you eat meat, your blood-pressure goes all blooey.

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I'm tired of being fed with a medicine spoon, and only let me get a sight o' Leyden at the end of my six-gun, and blooey!

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