bloomer
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈbluːmər/
- Archaic
- a late bloomer
Examples
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I bet that you were a very late bloomer.
Fiction book (1995) -
I was what they call an early bloomer.
Fiction book (1990) -
You're a late bloomer, my mother says.
Fiction book (2000) -
But we're a family of late bloomers.
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Children with no expressive vocabulary delay had significantly larger vocabularies than children in the late bloomer group.
Academic text (2011) -
When he forgot to save his work before the deadline, it was a real bloomer that cost him the project.
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Everyone makes a bloomer now and then, but it's important to learn from those mistakes.
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Her decision to confront the manager was a major bloomer, as it created unnecessary tension in the office.
Synonyms
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7.2
A small mistake or little injury described in a childlike way
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3.0
A careless mistake that causes embarrassment or problems
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5.3
A small wrong action that causes embarrassment or harm to people's trust
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3.4
A small mistake that is often embarrassing
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6.1
An embarrassing mistake that happens in public or during a show
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9.9
A serious or embarrassing mistake that causes problems
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8.2
A silly or embarrassing mistake
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7.7
A serious, embarrassing mistake often caused by confusion or poor planning
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7.7
An embarrassing mistake made when someone is careless or nervous
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7.6
An embarrassing mistake that happens because of bad or careless work
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6.5
A careless mistake that shows a lack of skill
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7.2
An obvious embarrassing mistake that makes people laugh
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8.7
An embarrassing mistake someone makes in public
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Etymology
Bloomer also means an embarrassing mistake. A helpful way to remember this is to think of a mistake that suddenly 'blooms' and stands out, so a bloomer is like a 'blunder' that everyone notices.