blooey
American dated slang meaning haywire, broken, or gone wrong — as in 'everything went blooey.' The word has a satisfying, cartoonish sound that matches its meaning.
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American dated slang meaning haywire, broken, or gone wrong — as in 'everything went blooey.' The word has a satisfying, cartoonish sound that matches its meaning. It appeared frequently in mid-20th-century American informal speech and writing. Rarely heard today but still understood.
The whole plan went blooey the moment the supplier called to say they'd run out of stock.
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(dated, slang) Haywire, amiss.
“Uncle says you wss hit by a train. BLOOEY”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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