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flob

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /flɒb/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒb

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, slang, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To spit or to gob.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, slang

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Probably an alteration of flop.