kerby
UK/kɜːbi/US/kɝbi/
kerby noun: a children's ball game played in the street, the aim being to throw the ball against the opposite kerb and catch it on the rebound.
Noun
kerby (uncountable)
- A children's ball game played in the street, the aim being to throw the ball against the opposite kerb and catch it on the rebound.
- It's dusk and there are a lot of kids out playing kerby and tag and football. For a December night, the weather isn't bad.2011, Adrian McKinty, Dead I Well May Be, page 133
- I'd play kerby in the street for hours looking up at contrails stretching across grey slate skies, wishing I was on a plane too, jetting away to somewhere else.2014, Simon Danczuk, Matt Baker, Smile for the Camera: The Double Life of Cyril Smith
Proper noun capitalized: Kerby
Kerby (plural Kerbys)
Forms of kerby
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | kerbsy |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Kerbys |
Origin of kerby
From kerb + -y.
Variant of Kirby.
Words that rhyme with kerby
Questions about kerby
- What does kerby mean?
- Kerby means a children's ball game played in the street, the aim being to throw the ball against the opposite kerb and catch it on the rebound.
- What part of speech is kerby?
- Kerby can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce kerby?
- Kerby is pronounced /kɝbi/ (US).
Words near kerby in the dictionary
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