flyspeck
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noun
2.
any minute spot.
3.
Plant Pathology. a disease of pome fruits, characterized by small, raised, dark spots on the fruit, caused by a fungus, Leptothyrium pomi.
verb (used with object)
4.
to mark with flyspecks.
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World English Dictionary
flyspeck (ˈflaɪˌspɛk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the small speck of the excrement of a fly |
| 2. | a small spot or speck |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to mark with flyspecks |
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Example sentences
Indeed, many workplaces become dysfunctional because of outrage and retaliation against flyspeck and even imagined slights.
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