swabby

swab·by

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swob-ee]
- /ˈswɒb i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swob-ee]
- /ˈswɒb i/

Definitions of swabby word

noun plural swabby Slang. (in the Navy or Coast Guard) a sailor; gob. 1
noun swabby a seaman 0

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Origin of swabby

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; swab + -y2

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Parts of speech for Swabby

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Swabby

swabby popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

swabby usage trend in Literature

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