different between flob vs floe

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fl?b/

Etymology 1

Uncertain; possibly imitative.

Noun

flob (uncountable)

1. (Britain, slang) Spittle or phlegm, especially a piece of spittle or phlegm that has been spat out.

Verb

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

1. (Britain, 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

Etymology 2

Probably an alteration of flop.

Verb

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

1. To flop; to move or behave in a loose or uncoordinated way.

English

Etymology

Early 19th century. Probably from Norwegian flo (“layer, slab”), from Old Norse fló (“layer”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fl??/
• Homophones: flow, Flo
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

floe (plural floes)

1. A low, flat mass of floating ice.

   Synonym: ice floe

Translations

References

• American Heritage Dictionary

Anagrams

• lofe