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View synonyms for bloop

bloop

[ bloop ]

noun

  1. a clumsy mistake:

    The directions look easy, but I still made one bloop after another.

  2. a howling sound or high-pitched hum, especially a signal of interference generated through a radio set.
  3. Baseball. blooper ( def 3a ) (often used attributively):

    That was a perfect bloop single—hit right “where they ain’t!”



verb (used with object)

  1. to ruin; botch:

    They blooped another sales opportunity by pretending to know more about the product than they actually do.

  2. to make (a howling sound or high-pitched hum), especially as generated through a radio set:

    The noises they blooped over the radio were some seriously creepy signals.

  3. Baseball. to hit a blooper:

    He blooped that one into shallow right for a base hit.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bloop1

First recorded in 1925–30; originally in reference to a high-pitched sound produced by interference in a radio signal; of expressive origin
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Example Sentences

At times, after each “bloop,” would come the sharp click of the bill as it rapidly opened and shut.

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