flob
UK/flɒb/
flob noun: spittle or phlegm, especially a piece of spittle or phlegm that has been spat out.
Noun
flob (uncountable)
Verb (1)
flob (third-person singular simple present flobs, present participle flobbing, simple past and past participle flobbed)
- To spit or to gob.
- Every day she would flob on Zoe’s head from the flats as the little girl walked to school. And every day Tina would laugh, as if it was the funniest thing in the world.2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN
- I pointed out that they both looked equally unhappy, and that he was essentially kicking himself. He contemplated this for a moment, then flobbed at me and kicked the weakling slightly harder.27 September 2010, Charlie Brooker, The Guardian
Verb (2)
flob (third-person singular simple present flobs, present participle flobbing, simple past and past participle flobbed)
- To flop; to move or behave in a loose or uncoordinated way.
Forms of flob
| third-person singular present | flobs |
|---|---|
| present participle | flobbing |
| past participle | flobbed |
| past | flobbed |
Origin of flob
Uncertain; possibly imitative. Possibly a Blend of phlegm + gob
Probably an alteration of flop.
Words formed from flob
Words that rhyme with flob
Questions about flob
- What does flob mean?
- Flob means spittle or phlegm, especially a piece of spittle or phlegm that has been spat out.
- What part of speech is flob?
- Flob can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce flob?
- Flob is pronounced /flɒb/ (UK).
Words near flob in the dictionary
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