Blooper vs. Blunder — What's the Difference?

A blooper is a short clip from a film or video production, usually a deleted scene, containing a mistake made by a member of the cast or crew. It also refers to an error made during a live radio or TV broadcast or news report, usually in terms of misspoken words or technical errors.

A stupid or careless mistake

(Informal) A clumsy mistake, especially one made in public; a faux pas.

Make a stupid or careless mistake; act or speak clumsily

A weakly hit ball that carries just beyond the infield.

A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.

A high pitch that is lobbed to the batter.

To make a mistake.

An outtake in which a member of the cast or crew for a movie, television show, or other filmed production makes a mistake, usually in an amusing way.

To move clumsily or haltingly.

(informal) A blunder, an error.

To make a mistake in; botch

A fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders.

To utter (something) stupidly or thoughtlessly.

A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident and/or mistake.

A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.

(nautical) A gaff-rigged fore-and-aft sail set from and aft of the aftmost mast of a square-rigged ship; a spanker.

(chess) A very bad move, usually caused by some tactical oversight.

A radio which interferes with other radios, causing them to bloop (squeal loudly).

(intransitive) To make a clumsy or stupid mistake.

The Vietnam-era M79 grenade launcher (due to its distinctive report).

(intransitive) To move blindly or clumsily.

An embarrassing mistake

(transitive) To cause to make a mistake.

(transitive) To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.

To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in writing or preparing a medical prescription.

To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and stumble.

To cause to blunder.

To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.

Confusion; disturbance.

A gross error or mistake, resulting from carelessness, stupidity, or culpable ignorance.

An embarrassing mistake

Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake;

Make one's way clumsily or blindly;

Utter impulsively;