different between feer vs feeb

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English fere, from Old English f?re (“able to go, fit for service”). More at fear.

Adjective

feer (comparative more feer, superlative most feer)

1. Alternative form of fear (“able, capable”)

Etymology 2

From Middle English fere, from Old English ?ef?ra.

Noun

feer (plural feers)

1. Alternative form of fere (“companion, friend, mate”)

Derived terms

• playfeer

Anagrams

• -free, Free, fere, free, reef

Danish

Noun

feer c

1. indefinite plural of fe

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish fír. Cognate with Irish fíor.

Adjective

feer

1. true, correct
2. real, authentic, veritable, pure
3. regular
4. sincere, truthful

Adverb

feer

1. very, extremely
2. truly
3. exceptionally

Usage notes

When used to mean "very", it precedes the adjective and lenites it: mie (“good”) > feer vie ("very good")

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

feer m

1. indefinite plural of fe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

feer f

1. indefinite plural of fe

Swedish

Noun

feer

1. indefinite plural of fe

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of feeble-minded.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi?b/

Noun

feeb (plural feebs)

1. (US, slang) Someone who is feeble-minded; an idiot.
   • 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage 1993, p. 128:

     ‘Everybody that knows anything about me knows that I wouldn't hurt a feeb.’

   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 285:

     “Eeeyynnhh, too many feebs to deal with over the years, I guess—oh I'm sorry, hope I'm not offending—”

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

feeb (countable and uncountable, plural feebs)

1. Alternative form of Feeb
   1. FBI agent.
   2. FBI.

Anagrams

• beef