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[syn: blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bloomer \Bloom"er\, n. [From Mrs. Bloomer, an American, who
sought to introduce this style of dress.]
1. A costume for women, consisting of a short dress, with
loose trousers gathered round ankles, and (commonly) a
broad-brimmed hat.
[1913 Webster]
2. A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bloomer
n 1: a flower that blooms in a particular way; "a night bloomer"
2: an embarrassing mistake [syn: blunder, blooper,
bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub,
botch, boner, boo-boo]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Bloomer, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 3347
Housing Units (2000): 1487
Land area (2000): 2.686122 sq. miles (6.957023 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.059718 sq. miles (0.154668 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.745840 sq. miles (7.111691 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08225
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 45.102171 N, 91.491767 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 54724
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Bloomer, WI
Bloomer