flub

Meaning

Noun

An error; a mistake in the performance of an action.

Verb

To goof, fumble, or err in the performance of an action.

Synonyms

botch

bungle

fluff

mess up

spoil

blow

fuck up

muck up

screw up

blunder

foul-up

fuckup

fumble

bodge

bloomer

blooper

bobble

bollix

bollocks

boner

boo-boo

bumble

foul up

muff

pratfall

bollix up

bollocks up

botch up

louse up

ball up

mishandle

hash

#️⃣

hump

foozle

botch-up

bricolage

slip-up

bonk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/flʌb/

Etymology

Possibly suggested by fluff and flop. First appeared in the US as a verb c. 1924, and as a noun c. 1953.