go blooey

 [bloo-ee]  

bloo·ey

   [bloo-ee]
adjective Slang.
1.
out of order; faulty.
2.
go blooey, to go totally out of commission; break down completely: If the generator fails, the whole system will go blooey.
Also, bloo·ie.

Origin:
origin uncertain
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go blooey definition

[go ˈblui] and [go ˈflui]
and go flooey
  1. in.
    to fall apart; to go out of order. All my plans went blooey because of the rain. : I just hope everything doesn't go flooey at the last minute.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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