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    [Noun]  | "dab" | \ ˈdab \


    1: a gentle touch or stroke : pat

    2: something that is dabbed on : daub, smear

    3: a small amount

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English dabbe;

    [Noun]  | "dab" 


    1: flatfish; especially : any of several flounders (genus Limanda, especially L. limanda)

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Anglo-French dabbe;

    [Noun]  | "dab" 


    1: a skillful person

    Origin: 1691 ;

     Origin unknown;

    [Noun]  | "dab hand" 


    1: expert

    Origin: circa 1828 ;

     {see: |dab:4|dab:4};

    [Noun]  | "sand dab" 


    1: any of several Pacific flounders (genus Citharichthys of the family Paralichthyidae); especially : a common food fish (C. sordidus)

    Origin: 1789 ;

    [Verb]  | "dab" 


    1: to strike or touch lightly : pat

    2: to apply lightly or irregularly : daub

    3: to inhale the vapors of (a heated concentrate of cannabis)

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Abbreviation]  | "DAB" 


    1: Dictionary of American Biography

    [Adverb]  | "smack-dab" | \ ˈsmak-ˈdab \


    1: exactly, squarely

    Origin: 1892 ;

    [Verb]  | "dab" 


    1: as in smear, slather;



    2: as in tap, tip;


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    [Noun]  | "dab" 


    1: a quick thrust;


      * e.g., " ... one more quick dab of the brush and he would be finished with his painting "



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    2: a very small amount;


      * e.g., " ... she added a dab of sesame oil to the dressing before pouring it on the salad "



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    3: a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument;


      * e.g., " ... a bear can knock a man down with a simple dab of his paw "



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    [Noun]  | "dab" 


    1: a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field;


      * e.g., " ... a dab at finding unappreciated collectibles and reselling them at a considerable profit "




    [Noun]  | "dab hand" 


    1: a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field;


      * e.g., " ... a British mystery writer who's an undisputed dab hand at building suspense "




    [Noun]  | "dab hands" 


    1: a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field;


      * e.g., " ... a British mystery writer who's an undisputed dab hand at building suspense "




    [Adverb]  | "smack-dab" 


    1: as stated or indicated without the slightest difference;


      * e.g., " ... made reservations at a restaurant that's smack-dab in the center of town "



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     [ "dab" ]

    1: To touch one's foot to the ground while bicycling. Considered to be a lost style point among trail riders, mountain bikers, bike polo players, among others. Since a lot of technical tricks can be avoided by simply walking the bike over a log or a stream, refraining from dabbing a foot encourages pure cycling and the attempt to negotiate obstacles by technical feats such as hopping or holding a track stand. Sometimes called a "foot down."

      * e.g.,  ... Pretty sweet jump, but you dabbed your foot. 

     [ "dab" ]

    1: A term used in bouldering (rock-climbing on boulders) to denote hitting the floor or a friend with a body part while climbing. A dab can allow a climber to continue instead of falling off, so is regarded as invalidating an ascent (or "send")

      * e.g.,  ... Dab!!!111 You totally dabbed you dabbing dabber!! INVALID! 

     [ "dab" ]

    1: To administer a drug in powder form orally by getting some on the index finger and rubbing it all over the gums.

      * e.g.,  ... Let me do a little dab of that speed. 

     [ "dab" ]

    1: When texting this means“den a bitch”

      * e.g.,  ... “Damn, it’s hot dab outside” 

     [ "dab" ]

    1: JUST DAB IT. JUST DAB IT

      * e.g.,  ... dab 

     [ "dab" ]

    1: one pound sterling. A Euro dab is a Euro.

      * e.g.,  ... five dabs. 

     [ "dab" ]

    1: The common dab (Limanda limanda) is an edible flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish native to shallow seas around Northern Europe, in particular the North Sea, where it lives on sandy bottoms down to depths of about 100 metres (330 ft).

      * e.g.,  ... The Danish man caught quite the big dab on his trip. 

     [ "dab" ]

    1: Delete A Bitch

      * e.g.,  ... Brenda: OMG that fuckboi Justin just sent me a K. 

     [ "dab" ]

    2: dab

      * e.g.,  ... Me: God Brenda just DAB 

     [ "dab" ]

    3: dab it out

     [ "dab" ]

    4: delete

     [ "dab" ]

    5: bitch

     [ "dab" ]

    1: A Drunk- Ass Bitch

      * e.g.,  ... Friend 1: "Oh, man, I'm so hungover." 

     [ "dab" ]

    1: Atlanta term used to describe dance move (bowing head into elbow) which represents confidence, accomplishment, and pride.

      * e.g.,  ... -and dab. and dab. 

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