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tabbe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
  • clanger noun Something that clangs; an alarm bell.
  • flub noun An error; a mistake in the performance of an action.
  • gaffe noun An embarrassing mistake made in public, especially something tactless said in front of the wrong people.
  • goof noun A mistake or blunder.
  • muff noun A tube-shaped covering, often fur, that both hands are tucked into for warmth.

Senses

tabbe is used for these senses in English:

  • blunder A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
  • clanger (chiefly, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, informal, often in the phrase drop a clanger) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
  • flub (informal) An error; a mistake in the performance of an action.
  • gaffe A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
  • goof (US, informal) A mistake or error.
  • muff (slang, chiefly, _, sports) An error, a mistake; a failure to hold a ball when once in the hands. [from 19th c.]

blunder — full definition

  1. noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
  2. verb To make a careless, serious mistake.

clanger — full definition

  1. noun Something that clangs; an alarm bell.
  2. noun The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.
  3. noun A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
  4. noun A mistake made by a player; counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".

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