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name
Initialism of Daughters of Bilitis The first organized and successful lesbian liberation organization in the United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Initialism of 2 or 5-Dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine A psychedelic drug similar to 2C-B.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Initialism of date of birth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Initialism of degree of bending.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A small amount of something, especially paste.
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verb
To report a person to someone in authority for a wrongdoing. (For transitive forms see dob in, dob on.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, intransitive, slang
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verb
To play truant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-Ireland, ambitransitive, slang
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verb
In the scouting movement, to chant dob to indicate that one will do one's best to follow the scouting laws.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous, intransitive, sometimes
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History
Probably variation of dab.
Initialism.
Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English dobben.
Short for do our best. dyb (or dib) and dob were used as abbreviated forms of do your best and do our best in certain Scout chants.
