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flubber en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Blend of flying + rubber; originally the name of a fictional substance in the film The Absent-Minded Professor (1961).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A rubbery polymer formed by cross-linking of polyvinyl alcohol with a boron compound, used as a plaything or to demonstrate physical properties.

Descendants

Flummi (bouncy ball)

Relateds

oobleck

Synonyms

slime

Translations (5)

de Schleim (Translations) · ko 액괴 (Translations) · ko 액체괴물 (Translations) · de Glibber (Translations) · ko 슬라임 (Translations)

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flubber en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From flub + -er.

Meanings

1. One who flubs; a goof, a person who makes errors while speaking.

Forms