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dyb

/dɪb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dyb
IPA
/dɪb/
9
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

In the scouting movement, to chant dyb, meaning "do your best" (to follow the scouting laws).

Humorous; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Short for do your best. dyb (or dib) and dob were used as abbreviated forms of do your best and do our best in certain Scout chants.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dybs (present, singular) dybbing (participle, present) dybbed (participle, past) dybbed (past) dib (alternative)

Homonyms

dib

Rhymes With

lib rib prime rib crib nib bib jib cut of one's jib fib glib gib sib

Questions

How do you pronounce dyb?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪb/.
What does dyb mean?
In the scouting movement, to chant dyb, meaning "do your best" (to follow the scouting laws).
Where does dyb come from?
Short for do your best. dyb (or dib) and dob were used as abbreviated forms of do your best and do our best in certain Scout chants.

How to pronounce dyb

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