eberflus

verb - To screw up or to fail. To have a brain fart.
noun - A screw up or a fail. A brain fart.
Frequently used in the Chicago area, but also spreading globally.

George eberflused the two foot putt. John's day turned out to be a big eberflus as he got fired and had a car accident.

eberflus by Grebnedlog November 28, 2024

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Eberflus

Verb. To mess something up or miss a planned event or meeting because you weren’t watching the clock. Name for (soon to be former) Chicago Bears football coach Matt Eberflus.

I had dinner reservations for 6:30 PM but I feel asleep and Eberflused it.

Eberflus by anonymous November 29, 2024

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Eberflus

Verb: The act of repeatedly fumbling a sure success into failure in the most baffling and avoidable ways imaginable, often with zero self-awareness. "Man, I totally eberflused that interview—spilled my coffee, forgot my resume, and still asked about vacation days first."

*Noun*: A term for a spectacular blunder where victory was certain but escapes grasp; similar to a sports blunder like Buckner's error, yet without the redeeming career achievements. "That loss was a total eberflus—all they had to do was hang onto the lead, but they blew it like a Doc Rivers postseason."

*Disambiguation*: "Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory" captures the essence of an eberflus moment; a consistent pattern of failure in situations set up for triumph.

"Man, I totally eberflused that interview—spilled my coffee, forgot my resume, and still asked about vacation days first."

"That loss was a total eberflus—all they had to do was hang onto the lead, but they blew it like a Doc Rivers postseason."

eberflus by 775GlennBob November 29, 2024

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eberflus

Verb. When given an ideal situation and poised for success managing to fuck it all up over and over again in the most unlikely yet preventable ways possible while lacking any level of self awareness. "I only realized my eberflus when I finally got home. That young lady was inviting me over the whole time!"

Noun. See also "Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory" disambiguation: to eberflus is a "fail to win" scenario when all advantages and momentum are on your side. A Bill Buckner type of error but without the otherwise legendary career and more akin to not touching home.

We won our championship game but not because we were better but because the other team's eberflus by batting out of order.

eberflus by 775GlennBob November 29, 2024

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eberflus

Noun - a blunder, a failure
Verb - to blunder, to mess up
Word used frequently in Chicago but spreading globally.

Ted eberflused the two foot putt.

The coach not calling a timeout was a big eberflus.

eberflus by Grebnedlog November 30, 2024

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funiosity

The art of being peculiar, but in an amusing fashion.

"Wow, look at that dog running on three legs"
- "Yeah, that sure is a funiosity"

funiosity by Supersonic Stevie November 23, 2007

Word of the Day on July 25, 2026

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Toe Rag

A toe rag was originally a foot wrapping used, since mediaeval times up until the mid-nineteenth century, to protect the foot from chafing by boots or shoes. As these were, quite literally, rags they weren’t usually washed, and so with use they became very smelly until they were thrown away. Because of the similarity in smell, toe rag also became the name applied to dried, salted cod or other things with a strong, unpleasant, fishy smell. It didn’t take that long before the name was applied to someone who was an obnoxious, unpleasant OIC.

1 “Socks! Those aren’t socks you smelly git, they’re toe rags!”
2 “What have you been cooking? Smells like toe rag!”
3 “I can smell ‘er fanny from ‘ere, proper toe rag.”
4 That Heale Malcolm is a right toe rag.

Toe Rag by AKACroatalin November 29, 2016

Word of the Day on July 24, 2026

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