# blooper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbluː.pə/ · frequency rank #57,901

## Definitions
1. A blunder, an error.
2. A fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders.
3. A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident or mistake.
4. A gaff-rigged fore-and-aft sail set from and aft of the aftmost mast of a square-rigged ship; a spanker.
5. A radio which interferes with other radios, causing them to bloop (squeal loudly).
6. The Vietnam-era M79 grenade launcher (due to its distinctive report).

## Etymology
From bloop + -er, of US origin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blooper