Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subby

/ˈsʌbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: sub-by
IPA: /ˈsʌbi/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of subbie.

adj

Submissive (in regard to BDSM roles).

Slang

Example Sentences

""That means a lot of people will either be very Dommy or very subby. You need to deal with both, and honestly right now you don't seem able to handle that.” I took in the serious face and lack of pushiness and frowned."
"The sub wasn't acting very subby, and the wanna-be dom was looking more like a switch. For that matter, so was the sub. Or former sub. Well, whatever he is, it wasn't what Master Thomas needed. Master Thomas is clearly all dom."
"That pretty little sub, Kelly, who'd been with Master Thomas for months, was laughing and flirting — […] Kelly wasn't acting very subby, […]"

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

subbies (plural) subbier (comparative) subbiest (superlative)

Homonyms

subbie

Antonyms

dommy

Rhymes With

chubby hubby grubby tubby cubby scrubby shrubby bubby clubby bubbe subbie schlubby

Questions

How do you pronounce subby?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌbi/.
What does subby mean?: Alternative form of subbie.

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