Flubber

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A 1997 family comedy film about a scientist who invents a bouncing rubber substance

proper noun

: Flubber

Of course we should, and not just because a bendable smartphone would look cool or because we've seen Flubber.
Flubber movie

Examples

Flubber is going to the basketball game.

Flubber (1997)
So in my eyes, Flubber is not accessible to anyone.
Flubber is what won the game.

Flubber (1997)
Flubber could save this college.

Flubber (1997)
Flubber, Mr. Hawk.

The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
Pool party's over, Flubber.

New York Minute (2004)
In the 1997 movie Flubber, a scientist invents a unique rubber-like substance that causes objects to bounce.
The character played by Robin Williams in Flubber creates a magical material that defies the laws of physics.
Many families enjoyed watching Flubber together for its humor and imaginative storyline about a scientist and his invention.

Surface Forms

Flubber main

Etymology

Flubber was made for the movie and comes from mixing fly ('flying') and rubber ('a bouncy material'), so it sounds like 'flying rubber'. That's why Flubber is the film's name for a bouncing, rubber-like invention.