blooey
or bloo·ie
[ bloo-ee ]
adjectiveSlang.
out of order; faulty.
go blooey, to go totally out of commission; break down completely: If the generator fails, the whole system will go blooey.
Origin of blooey
1Origin uncertain
Words Nearby blooey
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use blooey in a sentence
Well, kid, I tried to get you off to a good start, but my luck went blooey at the wrong moment.
Find the Woman | Arthur Somers RocheWe were heading for a school dance at Cincinnati and she was boiling along like she was in orbit when blooey she just quit.
Code Three | Rick RaphaelWe p. 9 could exchange ideas up to a certain point, and then—blooey!
A Martian Odyssey | Stanley Grauman WeinbaumMother says, if you eat meat, your blood-pressure goes all blooey.
Indiscretions of Archie | P. G. WodehouseI'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!
Gold Out of Celebes | Aylward Edward Dingle
Browse