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1flub

verb \ˈfləb\

: to fail to do (something) correctly

flubbedflub·bing

Full Definition of FLUB

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

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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