flub-up
flub up
1. verb To make a mistake, often an embarrassing one. A noun or pronoun can be used between "flub" and "up." Oh man, I totally flubbed up that intro—I was trying to read the teleprompter, but then I started tripping over my words. All Sally had to do was alphabetize these files, and she still flubbed it up somehow! They're all out of order! She's mortified because she flubbed up her first performance on national TV.
2. verb To cause someone to make a mistake. A noun or pronoun can be used between "flub" and "up." Come on, let me try again—the cat running across the street totally flubbed me up that time! Would you get out of here? I need to record this message, and you'll just flub me up. I know you need to be ready for anything as a performer, but that sudden feedback from the sound system totally flubbed me up.
3. noun Such a mistake. In this usage, the phrase is often hyphenated. Oh man, this is a colossal flub-up. What am I going to tell the boss? Dude, if you can't record the message without a flub-up, I'm going to have to get someone else to do it. We can't afford a flub-up when we're the ones processing payment for the entire company.
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flub-up
verbSee flub up
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