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Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : fluhb
Phonetic Transcription : flʌb



Definition of flubbed

Origin :
  • 1924, American English, perhaps suggested by fluff, flop, etc. Related: Flubbed; flubbing. As a noun, by 1952.
  • As in damaged : adj broken, not working
  • As in mishandle/mismanage : verb mess up
  • As in miss : verb fail, make a mistake
  • As in muff : verb bungle
  • As in screw up : verb make a mess of
  • As in slip : verb err
  • As in blunder : verb make mistake
  • As in botch : verb blunder
  • As in mishandle : verb bobble
  • As in bungle : verb blunder, mess up
  • As in ball up : verb botch
  • As in bollix up : verb botch
  • As in gum up : verb botch
  • As in louse up : verb botch
  • As in err : verb make a mistake; do wrong
  • As in fumble : verb bumble, mess up
  • As in goof : verb mistake
Example sentences :
  • I flubbed my drive, smothered my brassie shot, and heeled my third into the woods.
  • Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
  • The Lester-bot lobbed one to Perry-bot, but Perry-bot flubbed the toss.
  • Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
  • Every time his name came up, somebody would say, "Oh, yes; he flubbed the contact on Whatzit."
  • Extract from : « Naudsonce » by H. Beam Piper

Synonyms for flubbed

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