C1nouninformalsportemotions
US/fluːk/
UK/fluːk/
something good that happens by chance, not because of skill
In context
Winning the first game was a fluke, we lost the next five.
It was a total fluke that I met her again in Tokyo.
Was his good score a fluke, or has he really improved?
Words that go with fluke
adjective + noun
- just a flukeDon't worry, it was just a fluke.
- total flukeMy goal was a total fluke.
- pure flukeFinding the ring again was pure fluke.
- no flukeHer success is no fluke, she works hard.
noun + preposition
- by a flukeWe got the last tickets by a fluke.