ceebs
/siːbz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An activity for which one has little or no enthusiasm. Often accompanied by a size qualifier to signify the magnitude of the apathy.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Colloquial
noun
A humorous, fictional "illness" caused by a lack of enthusiasm for an activity.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Colloquial
intj
An expression of a lack of enthusiasm for an activity.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Colloquial
Example Sentences
- ""Okay I’m following on the extremely pricey Dyson with this cheapie – when I’m lazy and ceebs filling my entire eyebrows in with colour, I use this guy.""
- ""Don't understand why people wear make up on holiday, it's such a ceebs""
- ""I've got a major case of the ceebs as regards making breakfast. If it was really that important I'd be bothered, right?""
- ""So, the essay's tomorrow… if you want to pass, you'll have to study tonight." "Ceebs!""
- "It's so ceebs! Can't be bothered to do anything on a Monday!"
Etymology
From the pronunciation of the letters CB, from the start of various acronyms such as CBA (“can't be arsed”), CBB (“can't be bothered”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /siːbz/
- British English: /siːbz/
Usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage
- Colloquial
- Informal