"flob" meaning in English

See flob in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /flɒb/ [UK] Audio: En-au-flob.ogg
Rhymes: -ɒb Etymology: Uncertain; possibly imitative. Possibly a Blend of phlegm + gob Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{blend|en|phlegm|gob}} Blend of phlegm + gob Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} flob (uncountable)
  1. (UK, slang) Spittle or phlegm, especially a piece of spittle or phlegm that has been spat out. Tags: UK, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flob-en-noun-LcuNdLwB Categories (other): British English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 17 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 11 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 8 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /flɒb/ [UK] Audio: En-au-flob.ogg Forms: flobs [present, singular, third-person], flobbing [participle, present], flobbed [participle, past], flobbed [past]
Rhymes: -ɒb Etymology: Uncertain; possibly imitative. Possibly a Blend of phlegm + gob Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{blend|en|phlegm|gob}} Blend of phlegm + gob Head templates: {{en-verb}} flob (third-person singular simple present flobs, present participle flobbing, simple past and past participle flobbed)
  1. (UK, slang) To spit or to gob. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-flob-en-verb-4gvAAV0c Categories (other): British English, English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /flɒb/ [UK] Audio: En-au-flob.ogg Forms: flobs [present, singular, third-person], flobbing [participle, present], flobbed [participle, past], flobbed [past]
Rhymes: -ɒb Etymology: Probably an alteration of flop. Head templates: {{en-verb}} flob (third-person singular simple present flobs, present participle flobbing, simple past and past participle flobbed)
  1. To flop; to move or behave in a loose or uncoordinated way.
    Sense id: en-flob-en-verb-eeVv4MXd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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