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boobing

verb

present participle of boob, British

as in fumbling

to make a mistake it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it

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With Yerry De los Santos also fumbling a bunt in the eighth, the Yanks tallied a season-high four errors on the night.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
My first few hours with the EM11 NL were marked by overshooting links, fumbling through simple selections, and occasionally wondering why anyone would voluntarily use a vertical mouse.

— Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 21 June 2026

Definition of fumbling

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has also fallen foul of Germany’s World Cup elimination by Paraguay, after stumbling into a social media debacle following a communications blunder.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 1 July 2026
There's been some stumbling plays, thwarted by tripping and dramatic falls.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 June 2026

Definition of stumbling

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Video of the incident shows Henderson trying to climb back over the advertising barriers, tripping, and landing hard on his wrist.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
But the tripping foul was clear on video review, and surprisingly Bruno Guimaraes, not superstar Vinicius Junior, stepped up to take the penalty kick.

— Andy Clayton, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

Definition of tripping

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