blaps, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

blaps n.

[Afk. blaps, a blunder, a howler, a ‘blooper’]

(S.Afr.) a gaucherie, a blunder .

[1970		verbal testimony [DSAE]].
1979		Sun. Times (S.Afr.) 8 Apr. 16: An Artes Awards should be made to the SABC for committing [...] ‘the biggest protocol “blaps” of the year’ [DSAE].
1989		Sun. Times (S.Afr.) 11 June 4: Most [...] walked off the set, shaking their heads in disbelief at the blapses they’d made [DSAE].