Boot
Boot verb - To make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way.
Usage example: he booted the answer of what should have been an easy question
Fluff
Fluff verb - To make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way.
Usage example: I completely fluffed the introduction by calling the boss's wife by the wrong name
How words are described
| old | old boot | old fluff |
| good | good boot | good fluff |
| long | long boot | long fluff |
| right | right boot | right fluff |
| Other adjectives: many, entire, new, early, different, various, red. | ||
Common collocations
| high | boot high | fluff high |
Both words in one sentence
- Even though "Meglos" is usually considered a boring fluff piece with tone problems due to a Genre Shift mid-development, Tom Baker actually does some of the best acting of his whole tenure in it, and in a season often criticised for Baker's lack of enthusiasm to boot.
Source: Took the Bad Film Seriously
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