variants
or less commonly flukey
flukier; flukiest
1
: happening by or depending on chance
2
: being unsteady or uncertain
—used especially of wind
Examples of fluky in a Sentence
a fluky coincidence that kept me safely at home when the blizzard hit
the fluky selection of consecutive numbers on consecutive days of the lottery
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Which would have cleaned up the fluky breeze, but also meant the action would have been 300 meters away from the paying public.
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Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The Dash’s second goal was less fluky.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Fears of a Democratic shutout in June’s top-two primary and a fluky Republican being elected — which were always overwrought — have faded dramatically.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Most notably, Miami’s unlikely run to the 2023 Finals featured some of the flukiest hot shooting in recent NBA history.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
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Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The Dash’s second goal was less fluky.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Fears of a Democratic shutout in June’s top-two primary and a fluky Republican being elected — which were always overwrought — have faded dramatically.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Most notably, Miami’s unlikely run to the 2023 Finals featured some of the flukiest hot shooting in recent NBA history.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
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“Fluky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluky. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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