Dribbler

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who dribbles (salivates excessively).
  2. 2
    a person who dribbles wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who performs dribbling.
  4. 4
    a basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it wordnet
  5. 5
    A stupid person. derogatory, slang

    "It weren't like I wanted to go to the meeting, I could think of plenty of stuff I'd rather than spending all evening sat in a room with the same bunch of dribblers I'd spent all fucking day with."

Synonyms

All synonyms
drivellerdroolerslobberer

Example

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"It weren't like I wanted to go to the meeting, I could think of plenty of stuff I'd rather than spending all evening sat in a room with the same bunch of dribblers I'd spent all fucking day with."

Etymology

From dribble + -er.

Related phrases

Birmingham dribbler

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