"scrobble" meaning in English

See scrobble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈskɹɒbəl/ Audio: En-au-scrobble.ogg [Australia] Forms: scrobbles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒbəl Etymology: From the name of the Internet service Audioscrobbler, probably a nonce coinage. Etymology templates: {{glossary|coin|coinage}} coinage Head templates: {{en-noun}} scrobble (plural scrobbles)
  1. A datum or the aggregate data collected by this means.
    Sense id: en-scrobble-en-noun-Sw5VtWWv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈskɹɒbəl/ Audio: En-au-scrobble.ogg [Australia] Forms: scrobbles [present, singular, third-person], scrobbling [participle, present], scrobbled [participle, past], scrobbled [past]
Rhymes: -ɒbəl Etymology: 1927, in the book The Midnight Folk by John Masefield. Head templates: {{en-verb}} scrobble (third-person singular simple present scrobbles, present participle scrobbling, simple past and past participle scrobbled)
  1. (transitive, slang) To waylay, kidnap or steal. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-scrobble-en-verb-OZshkFk0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈskɹɒbəl/ Audio: En-au-scrobble.ogg [Australia] Forms: scrobbles [present, singular, third-person], scrobbling [participle, present], scrobbled [participle, past], scrobbled [past]
Rhymes: -ɒbəl Etymology: From the name of the Internet service Audioscrobbler, probably a nonce coinage. Etymology templates: {{glossary|coin|coinage}} coinage Head templates: {{en-verb}} scrobble (third-person singular simple present scrobbles, present participle scrobbling, simple past and past participle scrobbled)
  1. (Internet slang) To publish one's media consumption habits to the Internet via software, in order to track when and how often certain items are played. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-scrobble-en-verb-gk014LyZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages linking to anchors not found in Appendix:Glossary Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 4 76 Disambiguation of Pages linking to anchors not found in Appendix:Glossary: 17 6 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for scrobble meaning in English (4.5kB)

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