Blooper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an embarrassing mistake

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːnoʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈuːmi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈuːmi/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːnoʊz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blunder botch boo-boo boner bungle flub pratfall fuckup foul-up bloomer

Word Forms

blunder	verb	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
bungle	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
foul up	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
fuck up	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
flub	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
botchy	adjective	poorly done
botch	verb	make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schnitzer

ein peinlicher Fehler

🇫🇷French

gaffe

une erreur embarrassante

🇪🇸Spanish

error

un error vergonzoso

🇮🇹Italian

errore

un errore imbarazzante

🇵🇹Portuguese

erro de gravação

um erro embaraçoso

🇷🇺Russian

ляп

досадная ошибка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शर्त

एक शर्मनाक गलती

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্লুপার

একটি বিব্রতকর ভুল

🇮🇳Tamil

ப்ளூப்பர்

ஒரு சங்கடமான தவறு

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్లూపర్

ఒక ఇబ్బందికరమైన తప్పు

🇮🇳Marathi

ब्लोपर

एक लाजिरवाणी चूक

🇮🇳Gujarati

બ્લૂપર

એક શરમજનક ભૂલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಲೂಪರ್

ಒಂದು ಮುಜುಗರದ ತಪ್ಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്ലൂപ്പർ

ഒരു ലജ്ജാകരമായ തെറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਲੂਪਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਰਮਨਾਕ ਗਲਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بلوپر

ایک شرمناک غلطی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

花哨的

一个令人尴尬的错误

🇯🇵Japanese

失敗者

恥ずかしい間違い

🇰🇷Korean

큰 실수

당황스러운 실수

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lỗi

một sai lầm đáng xấu hổ

🇹🇭Thai

หลุด

ความผิดพลาดที่น่าอาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesalahan di hadapan umum

sebuah kesalahan yang memalukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خطأ مربك

خطأ محرج

🇮🇷Persian

بلوپر

یک اشتباه شرم آور

🇹🇷Turkish

hata

utanç verici bir hata

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִשׁגֶה

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The primary meaning of 'blooper' is 'an embarrassing mistake'.

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