flubbers

Those who fumble

Flubbers is the plural of flubber, a fictional rubbery substance from Disney films that bounces with increasing energy.

Outside that context, flubbers can mean people who flub—who botch or bungle something: The flubbers on the assembly line cost us three hours of production.

mistakes

blunders

Serious mistakes from carelessness

  • errorsUnintentional deviations from correctness
  • gaffesEmbarrassing social mistakes
  • slip-upsCareless small mistakes

bungles · botches · missteps · fumbles · goofs · screw-ups · mess-ups · foul-ups · mishaps · failures

film

Robin Williams

rubbery · invention · professor · Disney · flying · green · elastic · experiment · comedy · physics

speech

stammers

Speaks with involuntary pauses

mispronounces · garbles · mumbles · tongue-twisters · misspeaks · babbles · falters · hesitates · muddles · mangles

Opposites
competence and execution

flubbersexperts

Highly skilled practitioners

masters · pros · virtuosos · aces · naturals

attitude toward mistakes

flubbersperfectionists

Those demanding flawless standards

sticklers · nitpickers · pedants · control freaks

Family

flubber, flubbed

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G