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blooey

or bloo·ie

[ bloo-ee ]

adjective

, Slang.
  1. out of order; faulty.
  2. go blooey, to go totally out of commission; break down completely:

    If the generator fails, the whole system will go blooey.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of blooey1

Origin uncertain
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Example Sentences

Liberal heads also went blooey back in 1906, when another brash, wealthy, self-promoting New York Republican president received a Nobel Peace Prize.

God said, “I asked if you brought the car in because your transmission went blooey. Obviously, something’s got you down.”

Which is blooey nonsense, since political parties are private organizations that your are free to join if you want, and these voters just chose not to.

From Salon

She talked the Waldorf-Astoria into letting her house him in a luxury suite, posed for reporters with “Blooey” and a banana on the Waldorf’s plush settee, then carried him home as a pet.

All the numbers go blooey when you have one in the equation that doesn't have a beginning or an end.

From BBC

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