fluke out

verb

To lose or fail due to a fluke; to deserve to win or succeed but instead lose due to a fluke, especially a last-minute or unpredictable fluke.

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Meanings

verbfluke out (third-person singular simple present flukes out, present participle fluking out, simple past and past participle fluked out)

present singular third person flukes out · participle present fluking out · participle past fluked out · past fluked out

  1. informalTo lose or fail due to a fluke; to deserve to win or succeed but instead lose due to a fluke, especially a last-minute or unpredictable fluke.
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APA

fluke out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluke%20out

MLA

“fluke out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluke%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluke out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluke%20out.

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