noun
Meaning 1
A bit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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Standard Lemma guide
bibble
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Pronunciation
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/ˈbɪbəl/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɪbəl
noun
Meaning 2
A species of Australian tree, the forest red gum, glossy-leaved box, or shiny-leaved box, Eucalyptus tereticornis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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verb
Meaning 3
To eat and/or drink noisily.
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verb
Meaning 4
To tipple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To worry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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History
Etymology
Compare Staffordshire dialectal bibble (pebble).
Corruption of the aboriginal name "bimbil" for certain species of Eucalyptus.
From Middle English bibben (whence bib; see there for more) + -le.
A false Yiddishism, based on no actual attested Yiddish.