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poor dab

UK/ˌpʊə(ɹ)ˈdæb/

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Wales/ˌpuə ˈdab/

poor dab noun: someone to be pitied, poor thing.

Noun

poor dab (plural poor dabs)

  1. (Wales) Someone to be pitied, poor thing

Interjection

poor dab

  1. (Wales) poor thing

Forms of poor dab

pluralpoor dabs

Origin of poor dab

From poor + dab (“small child, chit; untidy woman”).

Words that rhyme with poor dab

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Questions about poor dab

What does poor dab mean?
Poor dab means someone to be pitied, poor thing.
What part of speech is poor dab?
Poor dab can be a noun or an interjection.
How do you pronounce poor dab?
Poor dab is pronounced /ˌpʊə(ɹ)ˈdæb/ (UK).
What is the plural of poor dab?
The plural of poor dab is poor dabs.

Words near poor dab in the dictionary

  1. poor boys
  2. Poor Clare
  3. Poor Clares
  4. poor cod
  5. poor cods
  6. poor dab
  7. poor dabs
  8. poor devil
  9. poor devils
  10. poor diddums
  11. poor doer

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