"skub" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-skub.wav
Etymology: Nonce word from a Perry Bible Fellowship comic by Nicholas Gurewitch, in which two characters (with "Pro Skub" and "Anti Skub" t-shirts) shown brawling over "skub" are juxtaposed with a picture of the "skub", a small tub of cream-like substance. The term was adopted by the users of the imageboard 4chan to mock users who would incessantly argue over inconsequential things. Compare weeaboo, from the same comic series. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} skub (uncountable)
  1. (humorous, Internet slang) An unspecified but insignificant fictional substance, which is perpetually the subject of hostile discussion. Wikipedia link: 4chan, Perry Bible Fellowship Tags: Internet, humorous, uncountable Derived forms: pro-skub, anti-skub
    Sense id: en-skub-en-noun-UNWBfqUx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2006 August 4, Varran, Kingdom of Loathing forums, archived from the original on 2020-04-19:",
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          "ref": "2012 August 8, anonymous author, 4chan, archived from the original on 2020-03-09, No.1972, /q/:",
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          "ref": "2016 September 12, anonymous author, 4chan, archived from the original on 2020-03-09, No.2215037, /an/:",
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