Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flubby

/flʌbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flub-by
IPA: /flʌbi/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterized by flubs or mistakes; bungled; botched.

Informal

adj

Fat; flabby; blubbery.

Informal

Example Sentences

"[…] a flubby speech at somebody's international dinner."
"[…] a flubby landing. They left two long greasy skid marks on the concrete before slamming into the curb. They quickly jumped up and lumbered off. The truck's crew was amazed."
"[…] a flubby sort of mouth that Rabbit associates with the Lubells; neither the Angstroms nor the Springers have bunched-up fat lips like that, like a row of plump berries run together […]"

Etymology

From flub + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: flub

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /flʌbi/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more flubby (comparative) most flubby (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce flubby?: The recorded pronunciation is /flʌbi/.
What does flubby mean?: Characterized by flubs or mistakes; bungled; botched.
Where does flubby come from?: From flub + -y.

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