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    One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from theresemblance to the fluke of an anchor.

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      1. Occurence based solely on luck or chance.

      2. English house-pop trio from the early 90's to later move onto trip-hop and electronica sounds. Most famous for the songs Absurd and Atomb

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        A coincidence, luck

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          something that happens solely due to luck

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            can be used to describe a situation of bullshit.

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              Used in describing a situation, instance, or object of chance, surprise, or perplexity.

              A company that makes electronic testing equipment to measure voltage, amperage, ohms, and other such like things.

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                In Northern Ireland and Ireland (at least), a fluke (pronounced [flook]) is a verb meaning to win against the odds. It can also be used as a noun meaning something won against the odds or someone who wins that way.
                Fluke tends to be a positive appreciation of good luck, rather than a denial of the win. It can be used to playfully reject someones

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                  1. [Unlikely] chance occurrence, especially a surprising [piece] of [luck].
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                    in [the san diego], ca 92114 area a [fluke] can be the action of saying you are going to do somthing, or something you call a person a who says they are going to do something, and they make you think they really are and then they up and change their mind about doing it and [dont do it].

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                      [Michigan State] [Universities] 2010 [College Football] Season.

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                        (1)[fluke] :
                        can be used to describe [a situation] of bullshit.
                        (2)fluke :
                        something that happens solely due to [luck]

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