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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, blooie.


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blooey [ˈblui]

  1. mod.
    gone; destroyed. : Everything is finished, blooey!
  2. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : Man, I'm blooey. I'm stoned to the bones.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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go blooey [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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