noun / verb
flub
FLUB/flʌb/
A mistake or doing something badly.
The man flubs the pancake flip, leaving it folded over the pan's rim.
Etymology
The origin is uncertain, perhaps suggested by fluff or flop. The earliest recorded use already has the meaning “botch” or “bungle.”
In context
if you flub the latter portion of a sentence you're like well i just need to read the end again
More examples
- A small flub in the announcement sends everyone to the wrong room.
- I flubbed the introduction by calling our guest the wrong name.
- She laughs off a few flubs during her presentation.
- He keeps flubbing the last chord of the song.
Forms
flub · flubs · flubbed · flubbing