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bloop¹

  • /bluːp/

Rhymes with -uːp

Where it comes from

Imitative.

verb bloops · blooping · blooped

  1. especially, onomatopoeic, of a fish To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water. The ducks quack, The birds chirp, The fish bloop.
  2. To make a hit just beyond the infield.
  3. informal To produce a low-pitched beeping sound.
  4. transitive To cover up splices in a soundtrack tape to eliminate the unwanted noise they may produce. Optical track can be blooped by using blooping tape, which is available from motion picture equipment dealers.

noun bloops

  1. onomatopoeic The sound of a fish blowing air bubbles in water. Slowly exhale using short, quick bursts through the mouth, making 'bloop' sounds to mimic a fish each time.
  2. onomatopoeic The sound of something, especially a fish, sloshing about in water. A loud bloop bloop from the fish tank made me jump, the three-year-old Reader’s Digest almost slipping from my grip.
  3. informal A low-pitched beeping sound. The robot produced a series of beeps and bloops before giving its answer to the problem.
  4. slang Synonym of blooper.

    Similar: blooper

Bloop²

Where it comes from

From bloop, named for its onomatopoeic qualities.

proper noun the Bloop

  1. An ultra-low frequency, high-amplitude underwater sound detected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); albeit rumored to be that of a sea monster, the administration concluded the sound was caused by a cryoseism.

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@misc{bloop_2026,
  title = {bloop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bloop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}