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Added 10 October 2026

flub

/flʌb/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about flub at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An embarrassing mistake.

verb

Make a mess of, destroy or ruin.
I botched the dinner and we had to eat out

Origin

Possibly suggested by fluff and flop. First appeared in the US as a verb c. 1924, and as a noun c. 1953.

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