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shabby

English

Etymology

From shab (“scab”) +? -y, or directly from an alteration of scabby. Cognate with Scots shabby (“in poor health, ill”), Dutch schabbig (“poor, needy, shabby”), Middle Low German schabbich (“miserable”), German schäbig (“shabby”), Swedish skabbig (“scabby”), Swedish sjabbig (“shabby, mangy, scruffy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??æb.i/
  • Rhymes: -æbi

Adjective

shabby (comparative shabbier, superlative shabbiest)

  1. Torn or worn; unkempt.
  2. Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments.
  3. Mean; paltry; despicable.

Derived terms

  • shabby-genteel
  • shabby chic

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swabby

English

Alternative forms

  • swabbie

Etymology

swab +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?sw?bi/

Noun

swabby (plural swabbies)

  1. (informal) A sailor.

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