feeb

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiːb/
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Etymology

Short for feeble-minded.

Noun

feeb (plural feebs)

(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

Someone who is feeble-minded; an idiot

Russian: крети́н (ru) m (kretín)

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