1
a
: a fly ball hit barely beyond a baseball infield
b
: a high baseball pitch lobbed to the batter
2
: an embarrassing public blunder
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The highlight here, really worth checking out, is a wonderful collage, coming in at about the 20-minute (!) mark, sort of an Oscars blooper reel.
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Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
In the blooper reel, the Friends alum approaches the front desk at a hotel, popcorn bag in hand, asking to check into her room.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Sabrina Carpenter’s Oopsie-Daisy Sabrina Carpenter Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic
Stepping out in a glittery tux carrying (and promptly dropping) a sparkly dance cane, Sabrina Carpenter staged a classic Hollywood musical number as a blooper reel, complete with a full-troupe tap routine.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025
The Giants’ best chance against Sale came in the first inning when Tyler Fitzgerald hit a blooper that fell in center field for a two-base error.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
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Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
In the blooper reel, the Friends alum approaches the front desk at a hotel, popcorn bag in hand, asking to check into her room.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Sabrina Carpenter’s Oopsie-Daisy Sabrina Carpenter Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic
Stepping out in a glittery tux carrying (and promptly dropping) a sparkly dance cane, Sabrina Carpenter staged a classic Hollywood musical number as a blooper reel, complete with a full-troupe tap routine.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2025
The Giants’ best chance against Sale came in the first inning when Tyler Fitzgerald hit a blooper that fell in center field for a two-base error.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Blooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blooper. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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