Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flob

/flɒb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flob
IPA: /flɒb/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Spittle or phlegm, especially a piece of spittle or phlegm that has been spat out.

British usage; Slang; Uncountable

verb

To spit or to gob.

British usage; Slang

verb

To flop; to move or behave in a loose or uncoordinated way.

Example Sentences

"Every day she would flob on Zoe’s head from the flats as the little girl walked to school. And every day Tina would laugh, as if it was the funniest thing in the world."
"I pointed out that they both looked equally unhappy, and that he was essentially kicking himself. He contemplated this for a moment, then flobbed at me and kicked the weakling slightly harder."

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly imitative. Possibly a Blend of phlegm + gob

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /flɒb/

Usage

Inflected Forms

flobs (present, singular) flobbing (participle, present) flobbed (participle, past) flobbed (past)

Derived Forms

flobby

Rhymes With

job bob rob mob cobb knob gear knob ob sob fob blob cob

Questions

How do you pronounce flob?: The recorded pronunciation is /flɒb/.
What does flob mean?: Spittle or phlegm, especially a piece of spittle or phlegm that has been spat out.
Where does flob come from?: Uncertain; possibly imitative. Possibly a Blend of phlegm + gob

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