"flubber" meaning in English

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Noun

Rhymes: -ʌbə(ɹ) Etymology: Blend of flying + rubber; originally the name of a fictional substance in the film The Absent-Minded Professor (1961). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|flying|rubber}} Blend of flying + rubber Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} flubber (uncountable)
  1. A rubbery polymer formed by cross-linking of polyvinyl alcohol with a boron compound, used as a plaything or to demonstrate physical properties. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: slime Related terms: oobleck
    Sense id: en-flubber-en-noun-lANQF3BV Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 66 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: flubbers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌbə(ɹ) Etymology: flub + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flub|er|id2=agent noun}} flub + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} flubber (plural flubbers)
  1. One who flubs; a goof, a person who makes errors while speaking.
    Sense id: en-flubber-en-noun-yT4n-nWw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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