"mayb" meaning in English

See mayb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: From maybe, the second syllable is pronounced like the name of the letter b. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} mayb (not comparable)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of mayB. Tags: alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: mayB
    Sense id: en-mayb-en-adv-lUs8FKBX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. (Internet slang, text messaging, informal, rare) Clipping of maybe. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, not-comparable, rare Alternative form of: maybe
    Sense id: en-mayb-en-adv-YrkHK0Ql
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  "etymology_text": "From maybe, the second syllable is pronounced like the name of the letter b.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "mayb (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "mayB"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "62 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2000 June 4, josephbradley71, “Help for CD-ROM”, in alt.os.windows95.crash.crash.crash (Usenet):",
          "text": "[…] but for some stupid reason, I thought mayb i could get Windows to access it faster if I checked the SCSI option in the properties from device manager.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 June 22, -NENE♡♥, “Tweet”, in Twitter:",
          "text": "Sumbody should bring my sumden 2 eat.!!!!! mayb burger.king.!!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 April 5, Sausage Neil, “Tweet”, in Twitter:",
          "text": "Mayb I will call him spaghetti Derek",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative letter-case form of mayB."
      ],
      "id": "en-mayb-en-adv-lUs8FKBX",
      "links": [
        [
          "mayB",
          "mayB#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "maybe"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Clipping of maybe."
      ],
      "id": "en-mayb-en-adv-YrkHK0Ql",
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "text messaging",
          "text messaging"
        ],
        [
          "maybe",
          "maybe#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang, text messaging, informal, rare) Clipping of maybe."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping",
        "informal",
        "not-comparable",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mayb"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English adverbs",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English uncomparable adverbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From maybe, the second syllable is pronounced like the name of the letter b.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "mayb (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "mayB"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2000 June 4, josephbradley71, “Help for CD-ROM”, in alt.os.windows95.crash.crash.crash (Usenet):",
          "text": "[…] but for some stupid reason, I thought mayb i could get Windows to access it faster if I checked the SCSI option in the properties from device manager.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 June 22, -NENE♡♥, “Tweet”, in Twitter:",
          "text": "Sumbody should bring my sumden 2 eat.!!!!! mayb burger.king.!!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 April 5, Sausage Neil, “Tweet”, in Twitter:",
          "text": "Mayb I will call him spaghetti Derek",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative letter-case form of mayB."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mayB",
          "mayB#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "maybe"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English clippings",
        "English informal terms",
        "English internet slang",
        "English terms with rare senses",
        "English text messaging slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Clipping of maybe."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "text messaging",
          "text messaging"
        ],
        [
          "maybe",
          "maybe#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang, text messaging, informal, rare) Clipping of maybe."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping",
        "informal",
        "not-comparable",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mayb"
}

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