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Dob

//dɑb// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Daughters of Bilitis The first organized and successful lesbian liberation organization in the United States. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of 2 or 5-Dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine A psychedelic drug similar to 2C-B. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of date of birth. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    A small amount of something, especially paste.

    "Put a dob of butter on the potato, please."

  3. 3
    Initialism of date of birth. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 4
    Initialism of date of birth. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "A-SSN verified on name, DoB and sex"

  5. 5
    Initialism of degree of bending. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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  1. 6
    Initialism of degree of bending. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Through-the-thickness stress distribution characterized by the degree of bending (DoB) has a major effect on the fatigue behavior of tubular joints commonly found in steel offshore structures. The determination of DoB values is essential for improving the accuracy of fatigue life estimation using the stress-life (S–N) method […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    To report (a person) to someone in authority for a wrongdoing. Australia, New-Zealand, slang

    "I’ll dob on you if you break in."

  2. 2
    In the scouting movement, to chant dob to indicate that one will do one's best to follow the scouting laws. humorous, intransitive, sometimes

    "I used to get through the dibbing and dobbing all right but during the howling I usually rolled over backwards."

  3. 3
    To do one's share; to contribute. Australia, slang

    "We all dobbed in for a gift when he retired."

  4. 4
    To nominate a person, often in their absence, for an unpleasant task. Australia, slang

    "I arrived just after the meeting had started and found myself dobbed in to take the minutes."

  5. 5
    To play truant Northern-Ireland, slang

    "Parents were taken to court 189 times in the Western region over the past five years because their children were ‘dobbing’ school.¶ The Education Minister John O’Dowd revealed the number of parents taken to court due to children being absent from school […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English dobben.

Etymology 2

Probably variation of dab.

Etymology 3

Initialism.

Etymology 4

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.

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