"ceebs" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /siːbz/ [General-Australian, UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ceebs.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: sēbz Rhymes: -iːbz Etymology: From the pronunciation of the letters CB, from the start of various acronyms such as CBA (“can't be arsed”), CBB (“can't be bothered”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|CBA||can't be arsed}} CBA (“can't be arsed”), {{m|en|CBB||can't be bothered}} CBB (“can't be bothered”) Head templates: {{en-interj}} ceebs
  1. (Australia, UK, colloquial) An expression of a lack of enthusiasm for an activity. Tags: Australia, UK, colloquial
    Sense id: en-ceebs-en-intj-gIMG5tdt Categories (other): Australian English, British English

Noun

IPA: /siːbz/ [General-Australian, UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ceebs.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: sēbz Rhymes: -iːbz Etymology: From the pronunciation of the letters CB, from the start of various acronyms such as CBA (“can't be arsed”), CBB (“can't be bothered”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|CBA||can't be arsed}} CBA (“can't be arsed”), {{m|en|CBB||can't be bothered}} CBB (“can't be bothered”) Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} ceebs (plural not attested)
  1. (Australia, UK, colloquial) An activity for which one has little or no enthusiasm. Often accompanied by a size qualifier to signify the magnitude of the apathy. Tags: Australia, UK, colloquial, no-plural
    Sense id: en-ceebs-en-noun-D2bz4U16 Categories (other): Australian English, British English
  2. (Australia, UK, colloquial, often preceded by "the") A humorous, fictional "illness" caused by a lack of enthusiasm for an activity. Tags: Australia, UK, colloquial, no-plural
    Sense id: en-ceebs-en-noun-ra6Mkr38 Categories (other): Australian English, British English

Verb

IPA: /siːbz/ [General-Australian, UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ceebs.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: sēbz Rhymes: -iːbz Etymology: From the pronunciation of the letters CB, from the start of various acronyms such as CBA (“can't be arsed”), CBB (“can't be bothered”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|CBA||can't be arsed}} CBA (“can't be arsed”), {{m|en|CBB||can't be bothered}} CBB (“can't be bothered”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb|invariable}} ceebs (invariable)
  1. (Australia, UK, colloquial) Cannot be bothered. Tags: Australia, UK, colloquial, invariable
    Sense id: en-ceebs-en-verb-YtcN5Xy1 Categories (other): Australian English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English nouns with unattested plurals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 14 55 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 16 10 63 Disambiguation of English nouns with unattested plurals: 15 20 18 47

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ceebs.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ceebs.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
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      "enpr": "sēbz"
    }
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}

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