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rubbered

rubbered adjective: treated or coated with rubber.

Adjective

rubbered (not comparable)

  1. Treated or coated with rubber.
    • rubbered waterproof cloth
  2. (UK, slang) Thoroughly drunk.
    • Bobby laughed. 'She's away out for a meal with her pals. What are you lot up to the night, anyway?'
      'Eh, getting rubbered, I suppose,' said Drew.
      'Then hitting some disco,' added Gus.1991, Gordon Legge, In Between Talking about the Football, page 63
    • Steve celebrated his return to The Scotsman by getting rubbered that Friday night.2011, Giulio Saggin, Deep Fried Pizza, page 95

Origin of rubbered

From rubber + -ed.

Phrases with rubbered

Questions about rubbered

What does rubbered mean?
Rubbered means treated or coated with rubber.
What part of speech is rubbered?
Rubbered is an adjective.

Words near rubbered in the dictionary

  1. rubberbands
  2. rubberduck
  3. rubberducked
  4. rubberducking
  5. rubberducks
  6. rubbered
  7. rubbered up
  8. rubberer
  9. rubberers
  10. rubberful
  11. rubberfuls

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