flob

English

Etymology

Origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /flɒb/

Noun

flob (uncountable)

1. (UK, slang) spittle, especially a piece of spittle that has been spat out

Verb

flob (third-person singular simple present flobs, present participle flobbing, simple past and past participle flobbed)

1. (UK, slang) To spit or to gob.
   • 2010, Charlie Brooker, The Guardian, 27 Sep 2010:

     I pointed out that they both looked equally unhappy, and that he was essentially kicking himself. He contemplated this for a moment, then flobbed at me and kicked the weakling slightly harder.

References

• OED 2006