/blooh"peuhr/ , n.
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.
[ 1925-30; BLOOP + -ER 1 , orig. in reference to a radio receiver that emits bloops ]
Syn. 1. error, blunder, slip, gaffe, goof.