Etymology

dob

D2O1B3

Today it means: To report a person to someone in authority for a wrongdoing. (For transitive forms see dob in, dob on.) Full definition →

Middle English dobben
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dob · verb1

  1. Middle English · derived fromdobben
  2. English todaydob

Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English dobben.

dob · noun2

Probably variation of dab.

dob · noun3

Initialism.

dob · verb4

Short for do our best. dyb (or dib) and dob were used as abbreviated forms of do your best and do our best in certain Scout chants.

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