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flubber

flub
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fluhb]
    • /flʌb/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fluhb]
    • /flʌb/

Definitions of flubber word

  • noun flubber a blunder. 1
  • noun flubber A rubbery polymer formed by cross-linking of polyvinyl alcohol with a boron compound. 1
  • noun flubber a bungler 0

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Origin of flubber

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1920-25; origin uncertain

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Flubber

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

flubber popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

flubber usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with flubber

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  • how to make flubber with glue?
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  • how to make flubber with cornstarch?
  • how to make flubber with corn starch?
  • how to remove flubber from carpet?
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  • how to make flubber without borax or liquid starch?
  • how to make a flubber?

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