Definition
Plural of flubdubbery; multiple instances of nonsensical talk or pretentious behavior.
Etymology
From 'flubdub' with the suffix '-ery' meaning practice or activity, then pluralized with '-ies'. This creates a word meaning 'acts of speaking nonsense' that became popular in 19th-century American humor.
Kelly Says
The fact that someone invented flubdubberies with a full plural form shows how seriously 19th-century writers took mocking pretentious speech. It's the kind of word a Victorian satirist would use to mock pompous politicians.
Translations
CACatalà
errors
eh-roh-rs
DEDeutsch
Versagen
fer-sah-gen
ESEspañol
chapuzones
cha-poo-soh-nes
FISuomi
virheet
vi-ree-het
FRFrançais
bourrages
bur-ahj
HEעברית
שגיאות
sha-gay-ot
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesalahan
ke-sa-la-han
ITItaliano
errore
eh-roh-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
kesalahan
ke-sa-la-han
NLNederlands
fouten
fo-ten
PTPortuguês
errações
eh-rah-sow-es
RORomână
greșeli
gre-se-li
RUРусский
ошибки
oh-shih-bki
SWKiswahili
makosa
ma-ko-sa
THไทย
ความผิดพลาด
khwam phet phlaadt
TLTL
kamalian
ka-ma-lee-an
TRTürkçe
hatalar
ha-ta-lar
UKУкраїнська
помилки
po-mil-ky
VITiếng Việt
sai sót
sye soht
ZUZU
umqondo
oom-kohn-doh