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bloop⋅er

  [bloo-per]
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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.
3. Also, bloop. Baseball.
a. Also called looper. a fly ball that carries just beyond the infield.
b. a pitched ball with backspin, describing a high arc in flight.
Origin:
1925–30; bloop + -er 1 , orig. in reference to a radio receiver that emits bloops

Synonyms:
1. error, blunder, slip, gaffe, goof.
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bloop·er   (blōō'pər)   
n.  
  1. Informal A clumsy mistake, especially one made in public; a faux pas.
  2. Baseball
    1. A weakly hit ball that carries just beyond the infield.
    2. A high pitch that is lobbed to the batter.

[From bloop, a high-pitched howl on the radio caused by interference (of imitative origin), and imitative of the sound made by hitting a ball weakly.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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