tib
/tɪb/
tib noun: a tibia.
Noun (1)
tib (plural tibs)
- A tibia.
Noun (2)
tib (plural tibs)
- A working-class woman.
- A prostitute.
- every Coystril that comes inquiring for his Tibc. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry...
- But this woman was, he thought, no tib, no purveyor of holy mutton.1964, Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like The Sun
- A young girl, a sweetheart.
Symbol capitalized: TiB
TiB
- Abbreviation of tebibyte.
Forms of tib
| plural | tibs |
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Origin of tib
Abbreviation of tibia.
Unknown; perhaps from a pet form of Isabel.
Phrases with tib
Words that rhyme with tib
Questions about tib
- What does tib mean?
- Tib means a tibia.
- What part of speech is tib?
- Tib can be a noun or a symbol.
- How do you pronounce tib?
- Tib is pronounced /tɪb/.
- What is the plural of tib?
- The plural of tib is tibs.
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