"jab jab" meaning in All languages combined

See jab jab on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: jab jabs [plural]
Etymology: From a patois variety, originally from French diable (“devil”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|diable||devil}} French diable (“devil”) Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} jab jab (plural jab jabs)
  1. (Caribbean) A person dressed up as a devil-like character, in Caribbean carnivals, who carries a whip used for hitting other devils. Tags: Caribbean Synonyms: jab-jab, Jab Jab
    Sense id: en-jab_jab-en-noun-v5DSEBbz Categories (other): Caribbean English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 74 26 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 77 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27
  2. (Caribbean) The devil as represented in a costume Tags: Caribbean
    Sense id: en-jab_jab-en-noun-k4i67H7A Categories (other): Caribbean English

Inflected forms

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