Flubber
[fluhb] /flʌb/
verb (used with or without object), flubbed, flubbing.
1.
to perform poorly; blunder; bungle:
He flubbed the last shot and lost the match.
noun
2.
a blunder.
/flʌb/
noun
1.
an embarrassing mistake or blunder
verb flubs, flubbing, flubbed
2.
(intransitive) to blunder or make an embarrassing mistake
v.
1924, American English, perhaps suggested by fluff, flop, etc. Related: Flubbed; flubbing. As a noun, by 1952.
noun
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