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Noun [English]

Forms: warbs [plural]
Etymology: Of uncertain origin; possibly a clipping of warble (“the maggot of a warble-fly”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|warble|nocap=1|t=the maggot of a warble-fly}} clipping of warble (“the maggot of a warble-fly”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} warb (plural warbs)
  1. (Australia, slang, derogatory, dated) An unkempt and useless person; a loafer. Tags: Australia, dated, derogatory, slang Derived forms: warby (english: probably)
    Sense id: en-warb-en-noun-lwRCyQr- Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Synonyms: absolute zero [slang], assbucket [slang, vulgar], asswipe [North-America, vulgar], badling [rare], blatherskite, bugger [Commonwealth, slang], carrion [figuratively, obsolete], cipher, cockstain [slang, vulgar], crumb [slang], custron [obsolete], dandiprat [dated], doink [slang], dirtbag [informal], douchebag [informal], drop kick [slang], fellow [obsolete], fritlag, fuckbucket [humorous, slang, vulgar], geek, good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, gooey [dated], hoon, lidderon [Britain, archaic, dialectal, rare], losel [archaic], loser, louse, maggot [slang], ne'er-do-well, nobody, no-good, no-mark [Britain, slang], nonentity, nonce, nought, nowmun [Britain, dialectal], pelf [Yorkshire], pig dog, pile of shit, pissant, punk [US, slang], puny [archaic], quat [obsolete], ramp, rinky-dink [US, informal], roly-poly [obsolete], scullion [obsolete], shicer [Australia, slang], shitheap [derogatory, slang, vulgar], slubberdegullion, sparrow-fart [slang], streak of piss [slang, vulgar], toerag, truant [obsolete], twerp, wankstain [Britain, slang], waste of space, underperson, unworthy, zero

Verb [German]

Audio: De-warb.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Head templates: {{head|de|verb form}} warb
  1. first/third-person singular preterite of werben Tags: first-person, form-of, preterite, singular, third-person Form of: werben
    Sense id: en-warb-de-verb-52YevULH Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        },
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          "tags": [
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            "vulgar"
          ],
          "word": "shitheap"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:worthless person",
          "word": "slubberdegullion"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:worthless person",
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "sparrow-fart"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:worthless person",
          "tags": [
            "slang",
            "vulgar"
          ],
          "word": "streak of piss"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:worthless person",
          "word": "toerag"
        },
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "truant"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:worthless person",
          "word": "twerp"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:worthless person",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "wankstain"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:worthless person",
          "word": "waste of space"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:worthless person",
          "word": "underperson"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:worthless person",
          "word": "unworthy"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:worthless person",
          "word": "zero"
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}

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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
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        }
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          "werben#German"
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}

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