Flob

//flɒb// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Spittle or phlegm, especially a piece of spittle or phlegm that has been spat out. UK, slang, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To spit or to gob. UK, slang

    "Every day she would flob on Zoe’s head from the flats as the little girl walked to school. And every day Tina would laugh, as if it was the funniest thing in the world."

  2. 2
    To flop; to move or behave in a loose or uncoordinated way.

Example

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"Every day she would flob on Zoe’s head from the flats as the little girl walked to school. And every day Tina would laugh, as if it was the funniest thing in the world."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Probably an alteration of flop.

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