cabbaged

cab·bage

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kab-ij]
- /ˈkæb ɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kab-ij]
- /ˈkæb ɪdʒ/

Definitions of cabbaged word

noun cabbaged Chiefly British. cloth scraps that remain after a garment has been cut from a fabric and that by custom the tailor may claim. Also called cab. such scraps used for reprocessing. 1
noun cabbaged (British, slang) Very drunk. 1
adjective cabbaged (Slang) (Britain) Very drunk. 0

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Origin of cabbaged

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

1615-25; earlier carbage shred, piece of cloth, apparently variant of garbage wheat straw chopped small (obsolete sense)

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Parts of speech for Cabbaged

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cabbaged popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cabbaged usage trend in Literature

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