"debs" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-debs.wav [US] Forms: debses [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of debutante or debut + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|debutante}} Clipping of debutante, {{m|en|debut}} debut, {{af|en|-s<id:hypocoristic><pos:hypocoristic suffix>}} -s (hypocoristic suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} debs (plural debses)
  1. (informal) A debutante ball or debut. Tags: informal Synonyms: deb
    Sense id: en-debs-en-noun-kACkoaKD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -s (hypocoristic) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (hypocoristic): 76 24

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-debs.wav [US]
Etymology: Clipping of debutante or debut + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|debutante}} Clipping of debutante, {{m|en|debut}} debut, {{af|en|-s<id:hypocoristic><pos:hypocoristic suffix>}} -s (hypocoristic suffix) Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} debs
  1. plural of deb Tags: form-of, plural Form of: deb
    Sense id: en-debs-en-noun-f2kda0mB

Inflected forms

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