flubber

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ʌbə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === Blend of flying +‎ rubber; originally the name of a fictional substance in the film The Absent-Minded Professor (1961). ==== Noun ==== flubber (uncountable) 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 ===== ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === From flub +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== flubber (plural flubbers) One who flubs; a goof, a person who makes errors while speaking.