blooper

UK: /ˈbluːpə^r/ US: /ˈblupɚ/ ,(blo̅o̅′pər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

bloop•er /ˈblupɚ/   n. [countable]

1. an embarrassing mistake, such as misspoken words on a broadcast.
2. Sport Baseball. a fly ball that carries just beyond the infield.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

bloop•er  (blo̅o̅′pər), n. 

1. [Informal.] an embarrassing mistake, as one spoken over the radio or TV.
2. Radio and Television a receiving set that generates from its antenna radio-frequency signals that interfere with other nearby receivers.
3. Also, bloop. [Baseball.]
   • Also called looper. a fly ball that carries just beyond the infield.
   • a pitched ball with backspin, describing a high arc in flight.

• bloop + -er¹, origin, originally in reference to a radio receiver that emits bloops 1925–30

Synonyms

• 1. . error, blunder, slip, gaffe, goof.