What's the difference between flub and goof?

Flub


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Subsequent inoculation of the mice with FluB significantly increased mortality rate.
  • (2) That has sometimes meant retaining flubs and awkward moments that another show might fix in editing.
  • (3) We have examined hepatic lipid profiles in a mouse model for Reye's Syndrome (RS) in which young animals are exposed to nontoxic doses of an industrial pesticide emulsifier and subsequently are infected with sublethal doses of mouse-adapted human Influenza B (Lee) virus (FluB).
  • (4) He lost additional points for flubbing the end of the somersault in Israel when he tried to explain the economic differences between Israel and the Palestinian Authority through a cultural prism (that may end up offending Mexican Americans as much as he appeared to offend Palestinians).
  • (5) But Kasich flubbed his intro: he appeared disorganized and sometimes antic.
  • (6) Even Biden's rhetorical flubs – which, admittedly, are mesmerizing dadaist poems with the kinetic frenzy of a Kozachok dance – get a free pass while my Ricky's do not.
  • (7) So how did Bill Shorten flub his opportunity to land hits on Malcolm “seven day economy” Turnbull where he’s truly vulnerable?
  • (8) Neonatal mice given nontoxic dermal applications of an industrial surfactant, Toximul MP8 (Tox), and subsequently infected with sublethal doses of mouse-adapted human Influenza B (Lee) virus (FluB) develop many of the biochemical features of Reye's Syndrome (RS).
  • (9) The New York Daily News called Romney's visit to the UK "flub-filled".
  • (10) He came into office preaching the gospel of the New Deal, but punted on the home foreclosure crisis even when he had the banks over a barrel, opted for an economic stimulus that was far too weak and flubbed healthcare reform.
  • (11) The combined Tox + FluB treatment had several significant effects on liver lipids, including a transient increase in phospholipid (PL) content, a reduction in neutral glycerides and persistently high cholesterol levels.

Goof


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Seldom has he goofed around with more serious a purpose.
  • (2) This time it was Cherundolo who goofed, kicking air as a long ball flew through to Djebbour, who again lacked composure and plopped a ridiculous shot into the sidenetting.
  • (3) Five-year-old Raghat loved singing, nail polish, teasing her toddler sister, the alphabet she was starting to learn at nursery, and goofing for the camera.
  • (4) It's easy to forget, watching him talk, viewing old films, even seeing him goof about with a gaggle of kids in Fading Gigolo, that Allen is the product of pre-war New York.
  • (5) Kjaer goofed by passing straight to Kuyt, who quickly played in Van Persie.
  • (6) You know, it could be for some epic ride – attach it to the board, maybe, or just goofing off and doin' pranks, like, hey, there's a shopping cart, climb on in and we'll push ya down this steep hill and into that big bush, and film it!
  • (7) "When I was your age," Obama said, "I was a little bit of a goof-off.
  • (8) He also admitted: "When I was your age, I was a little bit of a goof-off.
  • (9) Days before the polls opened, the Tories tried to make hay by supplying the press with an exhaustive dossier of kerr-azy online goofs committed by Ukip candidates.
  • (10) The press officer concerned has apparently admitted: "Oops, I goofed, the president is mad with me."
  • (11) The aim of the present study was to investigate the accuracy of an electro-odontometric device "Odontometer" (Goof, Denmark) in the determination of the exact location of the apical constriction in root canals of extracted teeth in experimental conditions.
  • (12) In general, her inner experience was predominantly visual, and those images were frequently "goofed up", i.e., tilted, obliterated, or inaccurate in detail.
  • (13) I quaked and hoped and goofed through my teens, emerging into adulthood as someone who gave a good impression of being, if not exactly relaxed, then able to cope.
  • (14) It all started with an email chain This article from New York magazine explains how the seeds of BuzzFeed were sown with one email thread: In 2001, [founder Jonah] Peretti, then 27, was supposed to be writing his master’s thesis but instead diverted himself by goofing off online.
  • (15) So, again, the private sector stepped in when the NHS – and the government – had goofed.
  • (16) 9.11pm GMT 68 min: Neuru goofs, hitting a pass straight to Giroud, who tries to pick out Rosicky.
  • (17) Committed as ever to her cause, but I would imagine feeling somewhat defeated, tired, and pissed [off]”, while Abrams revealed: “There’s not much goofing around where Leia’s concerned.” Daisy Ridley’s Rey hasn’t seen her family since she was five years old We already knew that Rey was abandoned, but now there are a few extra details about her life on Jakku – described as a “junkyard planet” – that explain the character’s employment as a scavenger.
  • (18) Instead of saying I just goofed and have had no internal consistency I'm going to say I'm mixing things up like I'm a NBA coach.
  • (19) I was watching and I think he goofed the words in the second verse of Let Me Entertain You.
  • (20) "I think his job was so serious that he couldn't goof off.

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