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bobble
the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball
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snafu
an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up
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spectacle
a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself
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bull
a serious and ludicrous blunder
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fumble, muff
(sports) dropping the ball
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fluff
a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
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faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, slip, solecism
a socially awkward or tactless act
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howler
a glaring blunder
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clanger
a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate
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misstep, stumble, trip, trip-up
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
