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blooper definition

☆ blooper (-ər)

noun

  1. a foolish or stupid mistake; blunder
  2. Baseball
    1. a ball batted in a low arc so that it falls between the infielders and outfielders, usually for a hit
    2. a ball that is pitched to the batter in a high lob: it is the basic pitch in slow-pitch softball

Etymology: bloop, echoic + -er

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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