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Verb
The ball went right to him but he flubbed the catch.
The actress flubbed several lines.
Noun
when she was told her information was wrong, she apologized for the flub and immediately corrected it
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Colombia flubbed a late chance at a winner, but the most impactful moment of the match may have come in just the seventh minute when Vinicius Jr was shown a yellow card that will keep him out of Brazil’s quarterfinal due to accumulation.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
Gil MacIas, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
But Harris’ flub on The View was instantly seen as a problem that was not going to be a one-day story.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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Verb
To further the hagiography, the script flubs its own plot points.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Colombia flubbed a late chance at a winner, but the most impactful moment of the match may have come in just the seventh minute when Vinicius Jr was shown a yellow card that will keep him out of Brazil’s quarterfinal due to accumulation.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
Noun
Viewers swiftly took to social media to roast McManus for the flub.
—Gil MacIas, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
But Harris’ flub on The View was instantly seen as a problem that was not going to be a one-day story.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Flub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flub. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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