"timbs" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Timbs [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} timbs pl (plural only)
  1. (slang, footwear) A pair of Timberland boots. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang

Adverb [Tagalog]

IPA: /ˈtimbs/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈt̪ɪmbs] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜐ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -imbs Etymology: From clipping of timba + -s. The word timba means “bucket; pail”. The word bucket in turn is homophonic with Tagalog baket, colloquial spelling of bakit (“why”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|tl|nocap=1}} clipping, {{af|tl|timba|-s}} timba + -s, {{m-g|bucket; pail}} “bucket; pail”, {{ncog|tl|baket}} Tagalog baket Head templates: {{tl-adv|b=+}} timbs (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ᜔ᜐ᜔), {{tlb|tl|slang|dated}} (slang, dated)
  1. why Tags: dated, slang Synonyms: bakit

Alternative forms

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