blooey
Americanadjective
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out of order; faulty.
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go blooey, to go totally out of commission; break down completely.
If the generator fails, the whole system will go blooey.
Etymology
Origin of blooey
Origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Here’s how one of the well-laid plans of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went blooey.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025
Facebook isn’t the first dot-com to see its IPO go blooey.
From Time • May 24, 2012
Says he: "My eyes went blooey and my back hurt."
From Time Magazine Archive
If, for ex ample, the Wolfs' prehistoric heating sys tem goes blooey at 3 a.m., the repairman is Johnny-on-the-spot.
From Time Magazine Archive
If you two get to scrapping the whole business will go blooey.
From The Pagan Madonna by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)
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