/ flʌb; NAmE / verb
( -bb- ) ( NAmE , informal ) to do sth badly or make a mistake
SYN fluff , bungle :
[ vn ]
She flubbed the first line of the song.
[also v ]
► flub noun
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: of unknown origin.
/ flʌb; NAmE / verb
( -bb- ) ( NAmE , informal ) to do sth badly or make a mistake
SYN fluff , bungle :
[ vn ]
She flubbed the first line of the song.
[also v ]
► flub noun
••
WORD ORIGIN
1920s: of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005