"poor dab" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˌpʊə(ɹ) ˈdæb/ [UK], /pɔː ˈdæb/ [UK], /ˌpuə ˈdab/ [Wales]
Rhymes: -æb Etymology: poor + dab (“small child, chit; untidy woman”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|poor|dab|t2=small child, chit; untidy woman}} poor + dab (“small child, chit; untidy woman”) Head templates: {{head|en|interjection}} poor dab
  1. (Wales) poor thing Tags: Wales
    Sense id: en-poor_dab-en-intj-BbUxruzm Categories (other): Welsh English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37

Noun

IPA: /ˌpʊə(ɹ) ˈdæb/ [UK], /pɔː ˈdæb/ [UK], /ˌpuə ˈdab/ [Wales] Forms: poor dabs [plural]
Rhymes: -æb Etymology: poor + dab (“small child, chit; untidy woman”) Etymology templates: {{compound|en|poor|dab|t2=small child, chit; untidy woman}} poor + dab (“small child, chit; untidy woman”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} poor dab (plural poor dabs)
  1. (Wales) Someone to be pitied, poor thing Tags: Wales
    Sense id: en-poor_dab-en-noun-iVwaDwqN Categories (other): Welsh English

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