pube

English

Etymology

Back-formation from pubes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjuːb/
  • Rhymes: -uːb

Noun

pube (plural pubes)

  1. (slang) A single pubic hair.
    • 2010, Nick Waugh-Bacchus, Platonic?, →ISBN, page 261:
      He was a man would could step back from a problem and look at it logically and find the sense in most given situations. Sure, questions such as ,“ Why are we here?” “Is there a God?“ and “Why is there a pube in the butter?” have stumped Jack in the past; however, in knowing that this is the case, Jack has been quite happy to move on and find answers to questions that are far more relevant to day-to-day existence.

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See pubes § Usage notes.

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Galician

Noun

pube f (plural pubes)

  1. (anatomy) pubis, pubic bone

Noun

pube m (plural pubes)

  1. the crab louse, Phthirus pubis

Italian

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ube

Noun

pube m (plural pubi)

  1. (anatomy) pubis, pubic bone
  2. (anatomy) pubis (area)

Latin

Noun

pube

  1. ablative singular of pubes
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