bloop

noun

bloop transitive verb

Examples of bloop in a Sentence

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One run scored on the play and another scored when Andrew Monasterio dropped a bloop single into right field. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 July 2025 Baldwin ended up scoring on Mike Tauchman’s bloop single to right. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 July 2025 Pomeranz walked two and gave up a bloop single while recording only one out. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025 Ryan Ritter’s groundout to short scored Brenton Doyle, who led off with a bloop single off starter Jose Quintana, and Thairo Estrada’s single scored Ritter and Jordan Beck, who had reached on a two-out double. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bloop

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

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“Bloop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloop. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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