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blooper: Word of the day for January 10, 2020

blooper , n :
(informal) A blunder, an error. (baseball, slang) A fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders. (film, informal) A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident and/or mistake. (nautical) A gaff-rigged fore-and-aft sail set from and aft of the aftmost mast of a square-rigged ship; a spanker. (US, dated) A radio which interferes with other radios, causing them to bloop (squeal loudly). The American comedy television series Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders, which featured bloopers from popular movies and TV programs, was first broadcast on this day 35 years ago in 1984.

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