"dabloon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dabloons [plural], doubloon [alternative]
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: From English doubloon, a former Spanish gold coin. Etymology templates: {{m+|en|doubloon}} English doubloon Head templates: {{en-noun}} dabloon (plural dabloons)
  1. (Internet slang, neologism) A fictional currency among certain TikTok users, earned and lost by random encounters while scrolling, and associated with pictures of cats. Tags: Internet, neologism Derived forms: Dabloonian

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Alternative forms

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