- flubdub
- noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1888 bunkum, balderdash
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
flubdub
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flubdub — /flub dub /, n. pretentious nonsense or show; airs. [1885 90, Amer.; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
flubdub — flub·dub || flÊŒbdÊŒb n. arrogant nonsense; bunkum; airs … English contemporary dictionary
flubdub — flub·dub … English syllables
flubdub — flub•dub [[t]ˈflʌbˌdʌb[/t]] n. pretentious show; airs • Etymology: 1885–90, amer … From formal English to slang
flubdub — … Useful english dictionary
dub — dub1 dubber, n. /dub/, v., dubbed, dubbing v.t. 1. to invest with any name, character, dignity, or title; style; name; call: He was dubbed a hero. 2. to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood; make, or designate as,… … Universalium
dingbat of purple leavesdingbat — In graphic design, dingbats are decorative or pictorial characters, most of which might also be called glyphs, icons, ideograms, or 41 assorted dingbatspictographs, not corresponding to any of the letters, numerals, punctuations or other… … Glossary of Art Terms
dub — I [[t]dʌb[/t]] v. t. dubbed, dub•bing 1) to invest with name, epithet, nickname, or title: He was dubbed a hero[/ex] 2) to strike lightly with a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME; late OE *dubbian < AF… … From formal English to slang
flubdubbery — noun see flubdub … Useful english dictionary
