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flub
OXFORD DICTIONARY
flub, v. & n. US colloq.
--v.tr. & intr. (flubbed, flubbing) botch; bungle.
--n. something badly or clumsily done.
--v.tr. & intr. (flubbed, flubbing) botch; bungle.
--n. something badly or clumsily done.
Etymology
20th c.: orig. unkn.
THESAURUS
flub
bad job, bevue, bitch, bitch up, blow, blunder, bobble, boggle, bollix, bonehead into it, bonehead play, boner, boo-boo, botch, bugger, bugger up, bungle, clumsy performance, drop a brick, error, etourderie, fluff, foozle, foul up, fumble, gaucherie, goof, goof up, gum up, hash, hash up, louse up, mess, mess up, miscue, mistake, muff, off day, sad work, screw up, slip, stumble, tripFor further exploring for "flub" in Webster Dictionary Online