A short, dull sound; in baseball, a hit that lands just beyond the infielders for a base hit.
Onomatopoeia created to imitate a short, soft sound, possibly influenced by 'blip.' It became particularly established in baseball language in the early-to-mid 20th century.
In baseball, a 'blooper' or 'bloop hit' is one of the most frustrating things for pitchers—a weak hit that somehow falls safely—and the word perfectly captures the sound of the bat barely connecting!
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