bloop

noun

bloop transitive verb

Examples of bloop in a Sentence

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Ohtani followed with a leadoff bloop double to left off Okert and Freeman hit a bloop single to right before Will Smith singled in the tying run. Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 8 Apr. 2024 In the first inning on Oct. 7, 2001, Rickey led off with a bloop double to right field for hit No. 3,000 and immediately left the game. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 27 Dec. 2024 There’s never been a better long-form tool for exploring complex ideas than these rectangular objects made of thin wood slices (or imaginary bleeps and bloops on a Kindle). Vulture Editors, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024 In the sixth, Kiké Hernández brought home Gavin Lux with a bloop single to right. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bloop 

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from blooper

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bloop was in 1941

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“Bloop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloop. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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