"wabbit" meaning in English

See wabbit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwæ.bɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wabbit.wav Forms: more wabbit [comparative], most wabbit [superlative]
Rhymes: -æbɪt Etymology: Scots wabbit, ultimate origin uncertain. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|sco|wabbit}} Scots wabbit Head templates: {{en-adj}} wabbit (comparative more wabbit, superlative most wabbit)
  1. (Scotland) Exhausted; tired. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-wabbit-en-adj-ZHnlbZ3g Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pronunciation spellings, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 1 37 Disambiguation of English pronunciation spellings: 75 4 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 75 3 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 2 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈwæ.bɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wabbit.wav Forms: wabbits [plural]
Rhymes: -æbɪt Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of rabbit representing the pronunciation of children and some adults who have trouble saying the English /r/ (the cartoon character Elmer Fudd is a caricature of the latter). Computing sense refers to the ability of rabbits to multiply quickly. Etymology templates: {{pronunciation spelling|en|rabbit}} Pronunciation spelling of rabbit, {{IPAfont|/r/}} /r/ Head templates: {{en-noun}} wabbit (plural wabbits)
  1. (humorous, childish) A rabbit. Tags: childish, humorous
    Sense id: en-wabbit-en-noun-MFBRF6b0
  2. (computing) A self-replicating computer process that (unlike a virus or worm) does not infect host programs or documents and remains on the local computer rather than spreading across networks of computers. Coordinate_terms: fork bomb
    Sense id: en-wabbit-en-noun-OBIaD~Fr Categories (other): Computing Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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