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dubes

/duːbz/US/dubz/

dubes noun: dubarry boat shoes (associated with affluent areas of Dublin).

Noun

dubes pl (plural only)

  1. (Ireland, plural, plural-only, footwear) Dubarry boat shoes (associated with affluent areas of Dublin).
    • Siobhan wore black dubes with her school uniform.

Origin of dubes

From the name of the Irish shoe company, dubarry.

Words that rhyme with dubes

Questions about dubes

What does dubes mean?
Dubes means dubarry boat shoes (associated with affluent areas of Dublin).
What part of speech is dubes?
Dubes is a noun.
How do you pronounce dubes?
Dubes is pronounced /duːbz/ (UK).

Words near dubes in the dictionary

  1. Dubeaus
  2. Dubeolsik
  3. Duberly
  4. Duberry
  5. dubersome
  6. dubes
  7. Dubey
  8. Dubeys
  9. Dubhe
  10. dubia
  11. dubia roach

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