warb

English

Etymology

Of uncertain origin; possibly a clipping of warble (“the maggot of a warble-fly”).

Noun

warb (plural warbs)

1. (Australia, slang, derogatory, dated) An unkempt and useless person; a loafer.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:worthless person

   • 2021 August 19, George Gaal, “How do you isolate at home when you don't have one?”, in Western Advocate‎^[1] (letter), Bathurst, N.S.W.: ACM Network, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 September 2023:

     A POLICEMAN approaches a warb hanging around Sydney CBD with obviously nothing to do and says to him: "Hey, you, there is a lockdown current at the moment. Why don't you go home and isolate yourself?"

Derived terms

• warby (probably)

 

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

warb

1. first/third-person singular preterite of werben