fluke
Speech parts
1. fluke - Noun
2. fluke - Verb
3. Fluke - Proper noun
Meaning
The European flounder. See Flounder.
A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum) are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease called rot.
The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor.
One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor.
An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting.
An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke.
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So, Ms. Fluke and the rest of you feminazis, here's the deal: If we are going to pay for you to have sex, we want something for it, and I'll tell you what it is - we want you to post the videos online so we can all watch.
Your birth was no mistake or mishap, and your life is no fluke of nature. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He was not at all surprised by your birth. In fact, he expected it.
The fact that I got Drugstore Cowboy at all was a fluke.
The real excitement and big deal for me started when I got cast in the first X-Men, which was sort of a fluke.
Everything I've ever done in my life has been a fluke.
There is a price for popularity. Critics look for your weaknesses, your flaws, anything that makes the work seem like a fluke and not seem worthy of all the attention it's getting.