Refers to prototype-drawings/schematics that turned out NOT to be quite "what da doctor ordered" --- i.e., they may have looked good on paper, but there were significant miscalculations/oversights, causing parts of the creation to break, fall apart, bind, be too long/short, not fit, etc.
When the Pink Panther beamingly showed the Little Big-Nosed Guy his drawn idea for a fantastical "dream house", the midget builder scoffingly waved the plans off as nuthin' but a stack of cloud-cuckoo blooperints!
by QuacksO November 17, 2018