bloop

noun

bloop transitive verb

Examples of bloop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Carson Kelly reached on a bloop single that dropped between second baseman Zack Gelof and right fielder Lawrence Butler, before Duran replaced Lowe on second base. Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024 Made a poor pitch there to start the inning with the double and a bloop single after that. Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2024 This bird-like biped, like many of the robots in Star Wars, was a curious, plucky and courageous little character, communicating mainly in R2D2-like bleeps and bloops. New Atlas, 22 July 2024 Pérez allowed a double to Caballero, who scored on Carlson’s bloop single. Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bloop 

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Word History

Etymology

back-formation from blooper

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bloop was in 1941

Dictionary Entries Near bloop

Cite this Entry

“Bloop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloop. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.

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