Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dubby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: dub-by
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In the style of dub music; having been heavily remixed, particularly with reduced vocals or emphasised bass.

adj

stubby, stumpy; Lacking shapeliness or finesse.

Dated

adj

wet and muddy; dirty

Dated

noun

Synonym of rubby-dub (“drinker of alcohol in non-beverage form”).

Slang

Example Sentences

"What's striking about the record is how PiL assimilated both the dread feel of roots reggae and the dub aesthetic of subtraction (stripping out instruments, using empty space), without ever resorting to obviously dubby production effects like reverb and echo."
"As this "song with no words" rose from its dubby beginning to a roaring Crescendo, MacKayre sang, […]"
"Why is its brim an object to be perpetually plucked and pinched with dubby fingers?"
"I look just like all short, dubby, light-complexioned girls."
""Set the umbrella ready, and my pattens at the door, for I fear the roads are dubby.""
"I was going to stand on it, but my boots are a bit dubby"

Etymology

From dub + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dub

Usage

Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

more dubby (comparative) most dubby (superlative) dubbies (plural)

Phrases

lubby-dubby rubby-dubby

Frequently Paired Words

dub lubby-dubby rubby-dubby

Synonyms

rubby-dub

Questions

What does dubby mean?: In the style of dub music; having been heavily remixed, particularly with reduced vocals or emphasised bass.
Where does dubby come from?: From dub + -y.

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