blooper

noun

bloop·​er ˈblü-pər 

1

a

: a fly ball hit barely beyond a baseball infield

b

: a high baseball pitch lobbed to the batter

2

: an embarrassing public blunder

Examples of blooper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sabrina Carpenter’s Oopsie-Daisy Sabrina Carpenter Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic Stepping out in a glittery tux carrying (and promptly dropping) a sparkly dance cane, Sabrina Carpenter staged a classic Hollywood musical number as a blooper reel, complete with a full-troupe tap routine. —Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025

The Giants’ best chance against Sale came in the first inning when Tyler Fitzgerald hit a blooper that fell in center field for a two-base error. —Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024

The baby of the family even made a special appearance during one of the vice president's blooper reels during his race for a Senate seat. —Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025

But that's not even White's favorite blooper of all time. —Gillian Telling, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

bloop (an unpleasant sound)

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1a