Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. slang To report (a person) to someone in authority for a wrongdoing.
- v. slang To do one's share; to contribute.
- v. slang To nominate a person, often in their absence, for an unpleasant task.
- n. A small amount of something, especially paste.
- date of birth
Etymologies
- Uncertain. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“= $_POST [ 'Email']; $title_s = $_POST [ 'title_s']; $dob = $_POST [ 'dob']; $mob = $_POST [ 'mob'];”
“There are certain things that a fan does NOT do with the Doctor, most important being 'dob't depict him as being violent' and 'don't explain the mystery behind his name”
“They would chink up the cracks with grass and dirt -- what they called 'dob'.”
“In Australia, billboards urge people to "dob" on their cheating mates, leading to an upsurge in tipoffs.”
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“Before starting I compiled a chart of the main background stars from astro-maps to save observing time The ten inch "dob" and the C8 were both used with the 14mm Radian eye piece - and surprisingly the static image in the C8 at 140x gave the best view.”
“Now why would Veitch come out and 'dob' himself in if it would only make matters worse?”
“Incorrect date value: '1947-August-15' for column 'dob' at row 1 "en Español”
“Agency is important - you talk about the failures of your own projects, other people don't dob you in.”
Oh noes, a FAIL! Notes from the unconference session on 'failure' at MW2009
“You guys are only dumping it because you realize it, because without the filter of liberal media spin, republicans seem pretty damn reasonable & responsible. dob says:”
“He also never seems to say what his point is. dob says:”
Matthew Yglesias » Goldberg: The Middle East Is Complicated and It’s All the Arabs’ Fault
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘dob’.
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DYSLEXIC'S DREAD
Words That Make Sense in Reverse Too! Bad news for a dyslexic, 'cause s/he's got no clue if s/he read the word correctly or not, as opposed to a palindrome (i.e., no mistake possible, cf. "Dyslexic...
tool, lever, nap, pool, leer, leek, desserts, strop, doom, ukiah, yaws, ward and 213 more...
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micellaneous
hinky, heath, peat, cicatrix, lark, chateau, gapeseed, obstreperous, mixen, addax, syllogism, colligate and 100 more...
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Strewth Mate, or, The Antipodean Anhang
Aussie stuff that doesn't really belong in my other lists.
The name is a discreet tribute to Charles Cudworth and his essay: "Ye Olde Spuriosity Shoppe, or, Put it in the Anhang", whi...wagga wagga, woy woy, walla walla, wee waa, wollongong, cooee, lairy, australele, kafoops, bewdiful, nature strip, yonks and 42 more...
Tweets
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yarb Also, to grass up, to report to the authorities.
E.g. "I saw Billy-boy scrumping apples but he told me not to dob him in" or "I wouldn't have asked you to come if I'd thought you were going to dob on me". Mar 26, 2008
oroboros Date of birth. Mar 26, 2008