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pubby

/ˈpʌbi/

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Ireland/ˈpʊbi/

pubby adjective: who enjoys frequenting public houses. Also the alternative spelling of pubbie.

Adjective

pubby (comparative pubbier, superlative pubbiest)

  1. (UK, colloquial) Who enjoys frequenting public houses.
  2. Resembling a pub.
    Synonyms:
    pubbish, publike

Also used as

pubby is also the alternative spelling of pubbie.

Synonyms of pubby

Forms of pubby

Adjective
comparativepubbier
superlativepubbiest
Noun
pluralpubbies

Origin of pubby

From pub + -y.

Words formed from pubby

Words that rhyme with pubby

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Questions about pubby

What does pubby mean?
Pubby means who enjoys frequenting public houses.
What part of speech is pubby?
Pubby is an adjective.
How do you pronounce pubby?
Pubby is pronounced /ˈpʌbi/.

Words near pubby in the dictionary

  1. pubbiest
  2. pubbiness
  3. pubbing
  4. pubbish
  5. pubble
  6. pubby
  7. pubcaster
  8. pubcasters
  9. pubcasting
  10. pubco
  11. pubcos

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