flutz

flutz
 n.β€” Β«Lipinski made a slight error on the front portion of the combination, for an automatic .2 point deduction. She did what, in the business, is referred to a “flutz.”Β» β€”β€œUnlocking the combination: American and Russian come close, but freeskate tonight will tell all” by Steve Milton Hamilton Spectator (Ontario, Canada) Mar. 1, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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