Dubby
adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of rubby-dub (“drinker of alcohol in non-beverage form”). slang
- 1 In the style of dub music; having been heavily remixed, particularly with reduced vocals or emphasised bass.
"What's striking about the record is how PiL assimilated both the dread feel of roots reggae and the dub aesthetic of subtraction (stripping out instruments, using empty space), without ever resorting to obviously dubby production effects like reverb and echo."
- 2 stubby, stumpy; Lacking shapeliness or finesse. dated, dialectal
"Why is its brim an object to be perpetually plucked and pinched with dubby fingers?"
- 3 wet and muddy; dirty dated, dialectal
""Set the umbrella ready, and my pattens at the door, for I fear the roads are dubby.""
Example
More examples"What's striking about the record is how PiL assimilated both the dread feel of roots reggae and the dub aesthetic of subtraction (stripping out instruments, using empty space), without ever resorting to obviously dubby production effects like reverb and echo."
Etymology
From dub + -y.
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