flubber

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌbə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

Flubber polymer with green food colouring added.

Blend of flying +‎ rubber; originally the name of a fictional substance in the film The Absent-Minded Professor (1961).

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.

   Synonym: slime

Descendants

• → German: Flummi (“bouncy ball”) (calque)

Translations

Translations

• German: Glibber m, Schleim (de) m

See also

• oobleck

 

Etymology 2

From flub +‎ -er.

Noun

flubber (plural flubbers)

1. One who flubs; a goof, a person who makes errors while speaking.