n.

1. Informal. A clumsy mistake, especially one made in public; a faux pas.
2. Baseball.
   1. A weakly hit ball that carries just beyond the infield.
   2. A high pitch that is lobbed to the batter.

[From BLOOP, a high-pitched howl on the radio caused by interference (of imitative origin), and imitative of the sound made by hitting a ball weakly.]

noun

A stupid, clumsy mistake: blunder, bull, bungle, foozle, fumble, muff, stumble. Informal boner. Slang bloomer, goof. See correct/incorrect.

M-79 grenade launcher. At least one is assigned to each squad of infantry Marines.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an embarrassing mistake
  Synonyms: blunder, bloomer, bungle, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - radio, der knalder

Nederlands (Dutch)
flater (slaan)

Français (French)
n. - (Sport) passe de base-ball

Deutsch (German)
n. - peinlicher Fehler, Patzer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φραστική γκάφα, μαργαριτάρι

Português (Portuguese)
n. - erro (m) estúpido (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
промах, оговорка

Español (Spanish)
n. - metedura de pata

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tabbe, tavla

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
引起杂音的收音机, 大挫折

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 引起雜音的收音機, 大挫折

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 잡음을 나게 하는 라디오, 큰 실수

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大失敗, テキサスヒット

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غلطه علنيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טעות גסה‬

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