"Tib's Eve" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: After Tib (or Tibb), a fictional woman of loose morals in 17th-century English plays. Such a woman would not be a saint and so there was no Saint Tib and therefore no Tib's Eve. Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Tib's Eve}} Tib's Eve
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A supposed future time that will never arrive. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang Synonyms: St. Tibb's Eve, St. Tib's Eve, Tibb's Eve Related terms: Greek calends, in the reign of Queen Dick, when Hell freezes over, when pigs fly
    Sense id: en-Tib's_Eve-en-name-tY3f1WYY Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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