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Blooper vs Bloomer - What's the difference?

blooper | bloomer |

As nouns the difference between blooper and bloomer

is that blooper is an error while bloomer is an ironworker.

As a proper noun Bloomer is

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blooper

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal) An error.
  • A fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders.
  • (informal) A film or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing mistake and/or accident during the course of regular filming.
  • (nautical) A kind of sail, a spanker.

    • Synonyms

    * (error) blunder, boo-boo, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko * (baseball) banjo hit, Texas leaguer * (an edited-out video/audio fragment containing a funny error) gag reel * See also

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    bloomer

    English

    Etymology 1

    From the word bloom'', for an iron ingot, from the Old English word ''bl?ma .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An ironworker.
    • See also
    * Blumer, Bloomer

    Etymology 2

    (bloom).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A circular loaf of white bread.
  • A blooming flower.
  • One who blooms, matures, or develops.
    • She was a late bloomer .

    Etymology 3

    , from the surname of the American woman who sought to introduce this style of dress.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) A costume for women, consisting of a short dress with loose trousers gathered around the ankles, and often a broad-brimmed hat.
  • (historical) A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.
    • Derived terms
    * bloomers

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