blooper
noun
[ ˈbluːpə ]
• an embarrassing error.
• "he poked fun at his own tendency to utter bloopers"
• a weakly hit fly ball landing just beyond the reach of the infielders.
• "Hunter's the only guy to get a hit, a blooper over the shortstop's head"
Origin:
1926 (originally US, denoting a radio which caused others to bloop, i.e. emit a loud howling noise): from imitative bloop + -er1.
