Trib

name, noun, verb, slang

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

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tributary. informal
Verb
  1. 1
    To sexually stimulate one's vulva against another person's; to scissor. slang

    "They had tribbed often in the past, but never in this particular position, though Laura came slowly to realize that this was a natural for them"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Any newspaper called The Tribune. slang

    "Jeans also had recently finished writing Tropical Disturbance: The Story of the Making of the Miami Tribune. The book, which was published as a special insert in the Trib, was both a history of the newspaper and Jeans's valentine to himself."

Example

More examples

"They had tribbed often in the past, but never in this particular position, though Laura came slowly to realize that this was a natural for them"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Short for tribadism.

Etymology 2

Clipping of tributary.

Etymology 3

Clipping of Tribune.

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