flub

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  1. transitive verb To botch; bungle.
  2. noun The act or an instance of botching or bungling: "Their literature leans toward a comedy of small social flubs and withered chastity” (James Wolcott).

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  • I'm pleased to report that tapings for the group proceeded despite the flub, and you can see my turn on
  • I'm pleased to report that tapings for the group proceeded despite the flub, and you can see my turn on Madison Repertory Theatre announced today that it is cancelling its production of
  • The results are clear: Aside from the ho-hum burger and the gravy flub, the Bread and Butter Café excels. —  Tucson Weekly
  • His second flub, a Freudian slip I suggest, was when he went to say that the judges changed the definition of Christian marriage, not marriage. —  Classically Liberal
  • You might think the "Stand Up Chuck" flub was the first, but it wasn't. —  Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors celebrity scandals Hollywood gossip blog from Hollywood Grind
 

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