Definition
Nonsense, humbug, or pretentious talk that doesn't mean anything real.
Etymology
A reduplicative compound (repeating words with slight changes) from 'flub' combined with an onomatopoetic 'dub.' Emerged in American English in the 19th century as informal slang.
Kelly Says
Flubdub is pure onomatopoeia—it sounds like the blathering of someone talking complete nonsense. These reduplicative words like flubdub, hullabaloo, and gobbledygook were invented by writers to actually sound like their meanings.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስፈላጊ አማራጭ
as-fe-la-gi a-ma-ra-ch
ARالعربية
خطأ كبير
khaṭāʾ kabīr
BNবাংলা
ভয়াবহ ত্রুটি
bhoy-ab-ho tru-tee
CACatalà
error gran
eh-roh grahn
CSČeština
velká chyba
vehl-ka chy-ba
DADansk
stor fejl
stor feyhl
DEDeutsch
großer Fehler
groh-ser fer-ler
ELΕλληνικά
μεγάλο σφάλμα
me-ga-lo sfal-ma
ESEspañol
fallo grande
FAH-yoh grahn-deh
FAفارسی
خطای بزرگ
khata-ye bozorg
FISuomi
suuri virhe
suu-ri vihr-heh
FRFrançais
grossière erreur
groh-seer err-ur
GUGU
બધી ભૂલ
bad-hee bhul
HAHA
kuskure mai
kus-ku-reh mai
HEעברית
שגיאה גדולה
sha-gia ge-do-lah
HIहिन्दी
बड़ी गलती
ba-ree gal-tee
HUMagyar
nagy hiba
na-gh hee-ba
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesalahan besar
ke-sa-la-han be-sar
ITItaliano
grosso errore
groh-so eh-roh-reh
KKKK
бірін қате
bi-rin ka-te
KMKM
កំហុសធំ
kam-hws thum
MRMR
मोठी त्रुटी
mo-thee tru-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
kesalahan besar
ke-sa-la-han be-sar
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီးမားသော အပြ反
kye-mee-ma-thau ah-pyan
NLNederlands
grote fout
groh-teh foht
NONorsk
stor feil
stor fayl
PAPA
ਬੜੀ ਗਲਤੀ
ba-ree gal-tee
PLPolski
duży błąd
doo-zee bwd
PTPortuguês
erro grande
EH-roh grahn-deh
RORomână
eroare mare
eh-roh-are mah-reh
RUРусский
серьезная ошибка
ser-ye-znaya oh-shih-ka
SVSvenska
stor fel
stor fel
SWKiswahili
kosa kubwa
ko-sa ku-bur-va
TAதமிழ்
பெரிய தவறு
pe-ri-ya ta-va-ru
TEతెలుగు
పెద్దలోపం
ped-da lo-pa-m
THไทย
ความผิดพลาดใหญ่
khwam phet phlaad yai
TLTL
malaking kamalian
ma-la-king ka-ma-lee-an
TRTürkçe
büyük hata
by-yook hah-tah
UKУкраїнська
серйозна помилка
ser-yo-zna po-mil-ka
URاردو
بڑی غلط
ba-ree gha-lat
VITiếng Việt
lỗi lớn
loy lohg
YOYO
àwọn àjọ
aw-won ah-joh
ZUZU
umqondo omkhulu
oom-kohn-doh om-khu-loo