"yabby" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈjæb.i/ Audio: en-au-yabby.ogg [Australia] Forms: yabbies [plural]
Rhymes: -æbi Etymology: Borrowed from Wemba-Wemba yabij. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|xww|yabij}} Wemba-Wemba yabij, {{taxlink|Cherax destructor|species}} Cherax destructor Head templates: {{en-noun}} yabby (plural yabbies)
  1. (Australia) Any of various freshwater crayfish, typically of the genus Cherax, valued as food, especially Cherax destructor of southeastern Australia. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Astacideans Synonyms (only Cherax destructor): crawbob
    Sense id: en-yabby-en-noun-H8jeltM6 Disambiguation of Astacideans: 33 34 21 12 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 38 11 11 Disambiguation of 'only Cherax destructor': 92 8
  2. (Australia, chiefly Queensland) A species of marine ghost shrimp, Trypaea australiensis, widely harvested by recreational anglers as bait; a nipper. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Astacideans
    Sense id: en-yabby-en-noun-p3WAJWXU Disambiguation of Astacideans: 33 34 21 12 Categories (other): Australian English, Queensland English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 38 11 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 44 13 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crawchie, ghost nipper (alt: only Trypaea australiensis), yabbie Derived forms: bass yabby, freshwater yabby, marine yabby, yabby pump Related terms: gilgie, jilgie, marron
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈjæb.i/ Audio: en-au-yabby.ogg [Australia] Forms: yabbies [present, singular, third-person], yabbying [participle, present], yabbied [participle, past], yabbied [past]
Rhymes: -æbi Etymology: Borrowed from Wemba-Wemba yabij. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|xww|yabij}} Wemba-Wemba yabij, {{taxlink|Cherax destructor|species}} Cherax destructor Head templates: {{en-verb}} yabby (third-person singular simple present yabbies, present participle yabbying, simple past and past participle yabbied)
  1. (intransitive) To search, forage, or fish for yabbies. Tags: intransitive Categories (lifeform): Astacideans
    Sense id: en-yabby-en-verb-ekpsBBrj Disambiguation of Astacideans: 33 34 21 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 38 11 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yabbie
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈjæb.i/ Audio: en-au-yabby.ogg [Australia] Forms: yabbies [present, singular, third-person], yabbying [participle, present], yabbied [participle, past], yabbied [past]
Rhymes: -æbi Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-verb}} yabby (third-person singular simple present yabbies, present participle yabbying, simple past and past participle yabbied)
  1. (transitive, Nigeria, slang) To show disrespect by denouncing or insulting; to diss. Tags: Nigeria, slang, transitive Categories (lifeform): Astacideans Related terms: yab, yabbi
    Sense id: en-yabby-en-verb-vFvVybkk Disambiguation of Astacideans: 33 34 21 12 Categories (other): Nigerian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 38 11 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "angler",
          "angler"
        ],
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          "bait",
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        ],
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          "nipper",
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        ]
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        "(Australia, chiefly Queensland) A species of marine ghost shrimp, Trypaea australiensis, widely harvested by recreational anglers as bait; a nipper."
      ],
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      ]
    }
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    },
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      "sense": "only Cherax destructor",
      "word": "crawbob"
    },
    {
      "word": "crawchie"
    },
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      "alt": "only Trypaea australiensis",
      "word": "ghost nipper"
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    }
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  ],
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}

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          "ref": "2005, F. Mathews, editor, Reinhabiting Reality: Towards a Recovery of Culture, page 156",
          "text": "He would have known the Merri well, given the affinity between boys and creeks, and he probably fished and yabbied there.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, G. Cowlishaw, editor, Bourke: Our Yarns: The Stories Behind 'Blackfellas, Whitefellas', page 83",
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        },
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          "ref": "2019, C. Zagar, Your Feet Take You To Where Your Heart Is, page 90",
          "text": "\"Can we go yabbying?\" \"It'll be too hot,\" I say. \"It's never too hot for yabbying.\" We are creating Christmas memories for our son.",
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        }
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