Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Informal A clumsy mistake, especially one made in public; a faux pas.
- noun A weakly hit ball that carries just beyond the infield.
- noun A high pitch that is lobbed to the batter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun informal An
error . - noun baseball, slang, 1800s A
fly ball that is weaklyhit just over theinfielders . - noun informal A film or videotaped
outtake that has recorded an amusing mistake and/or accident during the course of regular filming.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an embarrassing mistake
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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My favorite "blooper" is that the tax specifically applies to the sale of magnesium wheels for cars.
Can you say "RFC"? 2002
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My favorite "blooper" is that the tax specifically applies to the sale of magnesium wheels for cars.
Can you say "RFC"? 2002
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We’d love to see that blooper from the cameraman’s perspective.
Twilight Lexicon » Most Wanted Twilight DVD Extra Material 2009
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And don't forget when multinational forces raided a home several days after that video was released, they found what's been known as the blooper tape.
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A blooper is a weakly hit fly ball, easily accessible to the outfielders.
GJSentinel.com 2010
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I love your videos and your 'blooper' cuts are just a HOOT!
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Indeed, why did the press dub Matthews 'remark a "blooper," yet Santellli's rant was crowned a "populist" "shot heard around the world?"
Eric Boehlert: Matthews' "Oh God" vs. Santelli's Rant: Which Told Us More About The Press? 2010
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Indeed, why did the press dub Matthews 'remark a "blooper," yet Santellli's rant was crowned a "populist" "shot heard around the world?"
Matthews' "Oh God" vs. Santelli's Rant: Which Told Us More About The Press? 2010
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Indeed, why did the press dub Matthews 'remark a "blooper," yet Santellli's rant was crowned a "populist" "shot heard around the world?"
Eric Boehlert: Matthews' "Oh God" vs. Santelli's Rant: Which Told Us More About The Press? 2009
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Gee, if it was only a "blooper", maybe the next thing we will be seeing is the Dems calling for Trent Lott to be returned to Senate Majority Leader .....
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