blooper

noun

Definition of bloopernext
as in pratfall

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Recent Examples of blooper The show just released a blooper reel that proves just how much laughter is happening while the team is shooting. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026 The Dodgers’ offense delivered three runs in the bottom of the third when Cardinals second baseman Jose Fermin and right fielder Church were unable to converge on a Betts blooper that went for a bases-clearing double. — Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 2 Sep. 2026 O’Neill made a diving catch on Richie Palacios’s blooper in the ninth to save a run. — Harvey Valentine, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 Bohen’s cow kick isn’t the only blooper that’s taken place in the Taylor Sheridan universe of television. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for blooper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blooper
  1. pratfall
  2. blunder
  3. howler
  4. flub
  5. gaffe
  6. bloomer
  7. mistake
  8. miscue
Noun
  • Born in another century, Winter could’ve found fame as a pratfall comic, Buster Keaton with floppier hair.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The arc of the descent is so perfect, his reappearance so unruffled, that at first the plunge appears to be a Buster Keaton-esque pratfall.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pratfall
Noun
  • Burks said that leadership blunders are at the problem’s crux.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Soon-to-be Cy Young Award winner Jacob Misiorowski held the Rays to just one run in his five innings, but certainly not without the help of some Rays baserunning blunders.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of blunder
Noun
  • Many of the Round of 16 matches have been tight, and a defensive blunder or a goalkeeper howler could change the course of a game.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • With a goalkeeping howler and a red card, Marcelo Bielsa’s side self-imploded at the end of a bitterly disappointing tournament.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of howler
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  • Of all the flubs, though, one was all at once somehow the most surprising and … vital to the Chiefs’ victory.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
  • With recent polls showing Raman in the lead, the councilmember will likely try to avoid making any kind of flub during the in-studio debate hosted by NBC4 and Telemundo52 in Universal City.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of flub
Noun
  • Commenters seem amused by the apparent gaffe and have chosen to convey their feelings through a plethora of puns, jokes and memes.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • New York is getting roasted for an awkward giveaway T-shirt gaffe, made funnier by the team proudly posting the evidence on social media.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of gaffe
Noun
  • This upcoming bloom spotlights a plant nicknamed Odora, who last opened in 2024, and Odorysseus, a rookie public bloomer.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Zinnias Meet the colorful zinnia, a delightful, easy bloomer that isn’t high-maintenance.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 8 July 2026
Definition of bloomer
Noun
  • And if so, did Democrats make a mistake by not investing earlier?
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Tampa Bay, which won the AL pennant by forcing opponents into mistakes, committed one error, made two other misplays that could have been charged as errors and had a runner thrown out at the plate.
    — Ronald Blum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of mistake
Noun
  • After only forcing 10 turnovers in the Game 1 loss, Atlanta has turned up its pressure and that's led to easy points off its opponents miscues.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Bijan Robinson saw his 22-year-old teammate was down, upset and deterred after a week spent working to prevent miscues led only to a harsh lesson about the razor thin margin for error in the NFL.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of miscue

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“Blooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blooper. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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