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dur

/duːɹ/

dur adjective: major; in the major mode. Also the alternative form of duh.

Adjective

dur (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Major; in the major mode.
    • C dur

Noun

dur (plural dur or durs)

  1. (Belize, obsolete, slang) A marijuana dealer.
    • He began to tell me that Marybeth is accused or it is alleged she is one of the dur in Crooked Tree.2023 June 13, Jules Vasquez, “Who Put Marybeth's Fraudulent Approval on Chester's Desk?”, in 7 News Belize, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2024

Proper noun capitalized: DUR

DUR

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Durango: a state of Mexico.

Also used as

dur is also the alternative form of duh.

Forms of dur

pluraldur
pluraldurs

Origin of dur

Borrowed from German Dur.

Of imitative/exclamatory origin, similar to der, duh, derp, etc.

Phrases with dur

Questions about dur

What does dur mean?
Dur means major; in the major mode.
What part of speech is dur?
Dur can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce dur?
Dur is pronounced /duːɹ/.

Words near dur in the dictionary

  1. Duques
  2. Duquesne
  3. Duquesnes
  4. Duquette
  5. Duquettes
  6. dur
  7. dur-brain
  8. dur-brains
  9. Dur.
  10. dura
  11. dura mater

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