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warb

warb noun: an unkempt and useless person; a loafer.

Noun

warb (plural warbs)

  1. (Australia, dated, derogatory, slang) An unkempt and useless person; a loafer.
    • A POLICEMAN approaches a warb hanging around Sydney CBD with obviously nothing to do and says to him: "Hey, you, there is a lockdown current at the moment. Why don't you go home and isolate yourself?"2021 August 19, George Gaal, “How do you isolate at home when you don't have one?”, in Western Advocate (letter), Bathurst, N.S.W.: ACM Network, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2023

Synonyms of warb

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Forms of warb

pluralwarbs

Origin of warb

Of uncertain origin; possibly a clipping of warble (“the maggot of a warble-fly”).

Words formed from warb

Questions about warb

What does warb mean?
Warb means an unkempt and useless person; a loafer.
What part of speech is warb?
Warb is a noun.
What is the plural of warb?
The plural of warb is warbs.

Words near warb in the dictionary

  1. Waratah-Wynyard
  2. waratahs
  3. Warau
  4. Waray
  5. Waray-Waray
  6. warb
  7. warbag
  8. warbags
  9. warband
  10. warbands
  11. warbier

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