1
: a stroke of luck
the discovery was a fluke
Her second championship shows that the first one was no mere fluke.
2
: an accidentally successful stroke at billiards or pool
1
: flatfish
2
: a flattened digenetic trematode worm
broadly
: trematode compare liver fluke
1
: the part of an anchor that fastens in the ground see anchor illustration
2
: one of the lobes of a whale's tail
Examples of fluke in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the discovery of oil on their property was just an amazing fluke
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Noun
Purdue has a history of bowing out of the tournament in embarrassing fashion over the last decade – taking down a top seed in the Sweet 16 might be the way to show last year was no fluke and those days are gone for good.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Born This Way — the follow-up to The Fame and its deluxe edition, The Fame Monster — also spent months at No. 1, proving that Gaga’s dominance was no fluke.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
But injury struggles — whether wear-and-tear or fluke — have temporarily derailed Hufanga’s young NFL career.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
Guerrero was spectacular in his September call-up last season, and so far this spring he’s shown that cameo wasn’t a fluke.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Fluke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluke. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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fluke
1 of 3 noun
: any of various trematode flatworms compare liver fluke
fluke
2 of 3 noun1
: the part of an anchor that digs into the ground
2
: a barbed head (as of a harpoon)
3
: one of the lobes of a whale's tail
fluke
3 of 3 noun
: a stroke of good luck
won by a fluke
fluky
adjective
ˈflü-kē
Medical Definition
fluke
noun
: a flattened digenetic trematode worm
broadly
: trematode see liver fluke
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