dubs

Noun (1)

dub (plural dubs)

1. (rare) A blow, thrust, or poke.
   • And kettle-drums, whose sullen dub
     Sounds like the hooping of a tub1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished...
2. A poorly executed shot.

Noun (2)

dub (plural dubs)

1. (historical, slang) An unskillful, awkward person.
   • As I came over the hill, I saw Ernest Plinlimmon and his partner, in whom I recognized a prominent local dub, emerging from the rough on the right. Apparently, the latter had sliced from the tee, and Ernest had been helping him find his ball.1936, P. G. Wodehouse, There's Always Golf, London: The Strand Magazine

Noun (3)

dub (countable and uncountable, plural dubs)

1. (countable) A mostly instrumental remix with all or part of the vocals removed.
2. (uncountable) A style of reggae music involving mixing of different audio tracks.
   • It’s also burnished by intriguing sense of vaguely dub-influenced space. At one point, it breaks down to little more than a stabbing, echoing organ with a vintage reggae flavour.2020 April 23, Alexis Petridis, “The Rolling Stones: Living in a Ghost Town review – their best new song in years”, in The Guardian
3. (uncountable) A trend in music starting in 2009, in which bass distortion is synced off timing to electronic dance music.
   • But I think my bass playing is definitely dub-influenced.2019 January 18, Jamie Dickson, “Khruangbin: “We’re not intending to create war with our music… It’s the absence of that aggression that a lot of rock bands have””, in Music Radar

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