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Deb

//dɛb// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given name Deborah.
  2. 2
    A transliteration of the Bengali surname দেব (deb).

    "Radhakanta Deb, b. 1784"

  3. 3
    A surname from Bengali.

    "Sopan Deb, b. 1988"

Noun
  1. 1
    A debutante (a young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society). informal

    "Josie Powell that was, prettiest deb in Dublin. How time flies by!"

  2. 2
    Initialism of dynamic energy budget. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    a young woman making her debut into society wordnet
  4. 4
    A debutante ball or debut. informal

    ""When I met him at my deb, I fell for him. Wanted nothing more than to marry him. That it happened, even after all those years, felt as if the stars had finally aligned.""

  5. 5
    Initialism of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A female member of a gang. dated, slang

    "Then one night Liz showed up at the factory with a scratched face and torn blouse. She had been in a fight at the park with another girl, a deb of the Porto Rican Flyers."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of debutante or debut.

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Bengali দেব (deb).

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