Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A toy, made from rubber or rubber-like plastic, shaped like a duck; usually a floating bathtub toy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: rubber ducky
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An inflatable boat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To act as a sounding board for a programmer that is debugging their code, facilitating rubber duck debugging.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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Across languages
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
