A documentary-style narration: origin, meaning, and feel.
Part of speech
noun
Pronunciation
FLOOK /fluːk/
Definition
An unlikely chance occurrence, especially a success gained by luck rather than skill; a lucky stroke; also: a parasitic flatworm; the flat triangular end of an anchor's arm; a whale's tail fin.
Plain meaning
A fluke is a lucky accident — a success you did not earn through skill but through improbable good fortune.
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Informal in the lucky chance sense. Technical in the nautical and biological senses.
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Podcast 2 · Daily Use
Two British voices, real conversation
Fluke used naturally — examples, mistakes to avoid, close synonyms.
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Podcast 3 · Prompt Engineering
Using "Fluke" in AI prompts
An instructor and student walk through real, copy-ready developer prompts.
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