name, noun, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A debutante ball or debut. informal

   "'I had my debs there,' she said, 'four years ago last summer.'"

2. 2
   plural of deb form-of, plural
3. 3
   plural of DEB form-of, plural

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A short form of the female given name Deborah.
2. 2
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

debeugene victor debs

Example

More examples

"'I had my debs there,' she said, 'four years ago last summer.'"

Etymology

Clipping of debutante or debut + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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