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   bloop·er

   /ˈblo͞opər/

   noun

   • 1. an embarrassing error: "he poked fun at his own tendency to utter bloopers"
   • ▪ a brief television or radio segment containing a humorous error, often collected with others for broadcast as a group: "a selection of bloopers and outtakes from the evening"
   • 2. a weakly hit fly ball landing just beyond the reach of the infielders: "a blooper over the shortstop's head"

   Word Origin 1926 (originally US, denoting a radio which caused others to bloop, i.e. emit a loud howling noise): from imitative bloop + -er1.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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