bloomer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bloom·er /ˈbluːmə $ -ər/ noun 1. bloomers [plural] underwear that women wore in the past, like loose trousers that end at the knees 〔旧时长及膝部的女式〕宽松内裤2. [countable]MISTAKE British English old-fashioned an embarrassing mistake that you make in front of other people – used humorously 〔大庭广众前犯的〕错误，差错，洋相〔幽默用法〕 SYN American English blooper
Examples from the Corpus
bloomer• He parodied my groping stumble across the stage to the podium and gathered up the skirt to reveal hairy legs and bloomers.• The first thought that came to me was that I hadn't got my clean bloomers on.• A bee in her butt, a burr in her bloomers.• Over the course of the year, Farnham learned how to shingle a roof, wear bloomers, and repair a fence.bloom·er nounChineseSyllable
the women in underwear that wore Corpus
bloomer
bloom‧er /ˈbluːmə $ -ər/
noun
1. bloomers [plural] underwear that women wore in the past, like loose trousers that end at the knees
2. [countable] British English old-fashioned an embarrassing mistake that you make in front of other people – used humorously
SYN blooper American English
bloom‧er /ˈbluːmə $ -ər/
noun1. bloomers [plural] underwear that women wore in the past, like loose trousers that end at the knees
2. [countable] British English old-fashioned an embarrassing mistake that you make in front of other people – used humorously
SYN blooper American English