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How to pronounce fluky in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms chancy, flukey, iffy
Derivation fluke


getting that job was definitely fluky.
a fluky wind.

Examples of fluky

fluky
Gretel II jumped off to an early lead, footing smartly in the soft, fluky winds.
From the time.com
It looks completely beholden to the whims of fluky bounces and fortunate timing.
From the suntimes.com
You look at the number of the injuries, and they would seem to be kind of fluky.
From the delawareonline.com
Hamilton had a fluky score on the power play with 14 seconds left in the first.
From the usatoday.com
The Tigers opened the scoring on Friday night through a fluky try to Marshall.
From the smh.com.au
That means a red-hot goalie or a fluky goal could easily eliminate a stronger team.
From the online.wsj.com
The Islanders pulled even anyway thanks to a fluky play later in the period.
From the washingtonpost.com
Until a fluky loss to Oregon in the Pac-10 tournament, the Bruins had won nine of 11.
From the freep.com
This wasn't a fluky win and this wasn't a case of Alabama coming out flat.
From the sltrib.com
More examples
  • Chancy: subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition"
  • (Flukys) Fluky's is a Chicago-area fast food restaurant known for hot dogs.
  • Alternative spelling of flukey
  • (flukily) In a fluky way; with unexpected luck
  • A light wind at sea that does not blow steadily from any one quarter. Variable.