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flubs

/flʌbz/

flubs is the plural of flub.

flubs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of flub.

Meaning of flub

Noun

flub (plural flubs)

  1. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, informal) An error; a mistake in the performance of an action.
    • I made a talk on television, a talk in which I made a flub—one of the few that I make, not because I′m so good on television but because I′ve been doing it a long time. I made a flub in which I said I was running for governor of the United States.1962 November 6, Richard Nixon, “Gentlemen, this is my last press conference”, 2008, Rick Perlstein (editor), Richard Nixon: Speeches, Writings, Documents, page 111
  2. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, slang) A fold of fat.

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Questions about flubs

What is flubs the plural of?
Flubs is the plural of flub.
How do you pronounce flubs?
Flubs is pronounced /flʌbz/.

Words near flubs in the dictionary

  1. flubendiamide
  2. flubentylosin
  3. flubepride
  4. Fluberg
  5. flubiprofen
  6. flubs
  7. flubs up
  8. flucan
  9. flucans
  10. flucarbazone
  11. fluccan

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