dubbo
See also: Dubbo
English edit
Etymology edit
Named after the outback Australian town Dubbo (cf. country bumpkin).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dubbo (plural dubbos)
- (Australia, slang, derogatory) A foolish person.
- 1979, Gabrielle Carey, Kathy Lette, Puberty Blues, page 46:
- `Sprung!' cried Jeff Basin, the local dubbo. 'Oh, der,' moaned Boardie sarcastically.
Sidamo edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Afar dubu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dubbo m
Declension edit
Declension of dubbo
(masculine)
References edit
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 36
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “dubbo”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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