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noun
1.
Informal. an embarrassing mistake, as one spoken over the radio or TV.
2.
Radio. a receiving set that generates from its antenna radio-frequency signals that interfere with other nearby receivers.
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Blooper
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | blooper |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See banjo hit |
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Word Origin & History
blooper
"blunder," 1947, from either Amer.Eng. baseball slang, "a fly ball missed by the fielder" (1937) or "radio receiver that interferes with nearby sets" (1926).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
blooper definition[ˈblupɚ]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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