blaps

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans blaps (“howler, blooper”).

Noun

blaps (plural blapses)

1. (informal, South Africa) A blunder, a mistake.
   • 2007 October 20, Bob Dubery, “Re: Has anybody else noticed?”, in soc.culture.south-africa‎^[1] (Usenet):

     It seems to me that those are the kind of mistakes that might be made by somebody who does not have English as a first language - and I believe that Feri is such a person. ¶ Besides, do spelling or grammatical blapses invalidate an argument?

Further reading

• “blaps, noun.”, in Dictionary of South African English, Makhanda, Eastern Cape: Dictionary Unit for South African English, 1996–2024.
• “blaps n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present

Afrikaans

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blaps/

Noun

blaps (plural blapse, diminutive blapsie)

1. A howler, a boner, a blooper (great mistake).