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1flub

verb \ˈfləb\
flubbedflub·bing

Definition of FLUB

transitive verb
: to make a mess of : botch <flubbed my lines>
intransitive verb
: blunder
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Examples of FLUB

  1. The ball went right to him but he flubbed the catch.
  2. The actress flubbed several lines.

Origin of FLUB

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1904

Related to FLUB

Synonyms
blow, bobble, boggle, bollix (up), boot, bugger (up), bumble, bungle, butcher, dub, botch, fluff, foozle, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mangle, mess (up), muck up, muff, murder, screw up

Rhymes with FLUB

bub, blub, chub, club, cub, drub, dub, grub, hub, nub, pub, rub, schlub, scrub, shrub, slub, snub, stub, sub, tub

2flub

noun

Definition of FLUB

: an act or instance of flubbing : blunder

Examples of FLUB

  1. <when she was told her information was wrong, she apologized for the flub and immediately corrected it>

First Known Use of FLUB

1900

Related to FLUB

Synonyms
blunder, bobble, boob [British], boo-boo, brick, clanger [British], clinker, fault, error, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup, stumble, trip

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