flub
Plural: flubs
Noun
- an embarrassing mistake
- An error; a mistake in the performance of an action.
- A fold of fat.
Verb
Verb Forms: flubbed, flubbing, flubs
- To bungle or mess up a task or action.
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- To goof, fumble, or err in the performance of an action.
Examples
- He tended to FLUB his highest-scoring turns under pressure in Scrabble.
Origin / Etymology
Possibly suggested by fluff and flop. First appeared in the US as a verb c. 1924, and as a noun c. 1953.
Synonyms
ball up, bloomer, blooper, blow, blunder, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, boner, boo-boo, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, fluff, foul up, foul-up, fuck up, fuckup, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, pratfall, screw up, spoil
Scrabble Score: 9
flub: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordflub: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flub: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary