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feeb

/fiːb/

feeb noun: someone who is feeble-minded; an idiot. Also the alternative form of Feeb.

Noun (1)

feeb (plural feebs)

  1. (US, slang) Someone who is feeble-minded; an idiot.
    • ‘Everybody that knows anything about me knows that I wouldn't hurt a feeb.’1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage, published 1993, page 128
    • “Eeeyynnhh, too many feebs to deal with over the years, I guess—oh I'm sorry, hope I'm not offending—”2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 285

Noun (2) capitalized: Feeb

Feeb (countable and uncountable, plural Feebs)

  1. (slang) A member of the FBI.
    • He's a Feeb, but he's not my buddy.1996, Robert Tanenbaum, Corruption of Blood, page 299
    • Mark and the agents crowded into the MODIS room, the Feeb in charge looking very annoyed at both me and Mark.2002, Prescribed Danger, page 203
    Synonyms:
    Feebie, Fibber

Proper noun capitalized: Feeb

the Feeb

  1. (slang) The FBI.
    • Bomb Squad got a tip from the Feeb and rolled in with Metro.2006, Robert Crais, The Two Minute Rule, page 288
    • Maybe on some level she was doing the same job as one of the Feeb's Investigative Support Unit shrinks, but she resisted the comparison.2007, Alan Russell, Shame, page 54

Also used as

feeb is also the alternative form of Feeb.

Synonyms of feeb

Forms of feeb

pluralfeebs
pluralFeebs

Origin of feeb

Clipping of feeble-minded. Etymology tree Anglo-Norman feblebor. Middle English feble English feeble English mind Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English minded English feeble-minded English feeb

Words that rhyme with feeb

Questions about feeb

What does feeb mean?
Feeb means someone who is feeble-minded; an idiot.
What part of speech is feeb?
Feeb can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce feeb?
Feeb is pronounced /fiːb/.
What is the plural of feeb?
The plural of feeb is feebs.

Words near feeb in the dictionary

  1. fee-simple
  2. fee-splitting
  3. fee-splittings
  4. feeable
  5. Feeali
  6. feeb
  7. Feeback
  8. Feebacks
  9. feebate
  10. feebates
  11. Feebie

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