Blooey

adj, intj, slang

adj, intj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Haywire, amiss. dated, slang

    "[…] Mother says vegetables contain all the proteins you want. Mother says, if you eat meat, your blood-pressure goes all blooey. Do you think it does?""

Intj
  1. 1
    Exclamation representing an explosion or abrupt occurrence.

    ""We were heading for a school dance at Cincinnati and she was boiling along like she was in orbit when blooey she just quit.""

Example

More examples

"[…] Mother says vegetables contain all the proteins you want. Mother says, if you eat meat, your blood-pressure goes all blooey. Do you think it does?""

Etymology

Clipping of kablooie.

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