Etymology

bibble

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Today it means: To eat and/or drink noisily. Full definition →

Middle English bibben
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bibble · verb1

  1. Middle English · derived frombibben
  2. English todaybibble

From Middle English bibben (whence bib; see there for more) + -le.

bibble · verb2

A false Yiddishism, based on no actual attested Yiddish.

bibble · noun3

Compare Staffordshire dialectal bibble (pebble).

bibble · noun4

Corruption of the aboriginal name "bimbil" for certain species of Eucalyptus.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishbibben all →

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