Blooey
out of order; faulty.
go blooey, to go totally out of commission; break down completely:
If the generator fails, the whole system will go blooey.
Historical Examples
The Prairie Mother Arthur Stringer
Indiscretions of Archie P. G. Wodehouse
Gold Out of Celebes Aylward Edward Dingle
A Martian Odyssey Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
Code Three Rick Raphael
adverb, adjective
n.
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