womble

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noun

A person from the Wimbledon area of London, England.

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Meanings

womble1

nounwomble (plural wombles)

plural wombles

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of wamble.
verbwomble (third-person singular simple present wombles, present participle wombling, simple past and past participle wombled)

present singular third person wombles · participle present wombling · participle past wombled · past wombled

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of wamble.

womble2

nounwomble (plural wombles)

plural wombles

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Womble (“fictional furry creature, person who tidies litter”).
  2. UKcolloquialA person from the Wimbledon area of London, England.
verbwomble (third-person singular simple present wombles, present participle wombling, simple past and past participle wombled)

present singular third person wombles · participle present wombling · participle past wombled · past wombled

  1. To carry out the activities associated with the fictional creatures; especially, to tidy and pick up litter.

    1974, The Wombling Song, lyrics by Mike Batt Underground, overground, wombling free / The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we

    1 more example

    2024 transitionbath.org news report about litter picking https://transitionbath.org/bath-wombles-go-wombling-along-the-river/ Bath Wombles go wombling along the river

Womble3

nounWomble (plural Wombles)

plural Wombles

  1. UKA fictional pointy-nosed furry creature. They are supposed to live in burrows, where they help the environment by collecting and recycling rubbish in creative ways.

    Wombles are a bit like teddy bears to look at but they have real claws and live underneath Wimbledon Common and devote their lives to ‘tidying up’ all the things those untidy Human Beings leave behind.

    1968, Elisabeth Beresford, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
  2. UKA person who emulates the fictional creatures by tidying and picking up litter.
  3. UKA nickname of Wimbledon Football Club.

Womble4

proper noun

alternative Wamble

  1. A surname.

Origin

Created by author Elisabeth Beresford; they originally appeared in a series of children's novels from 1968. The name was suggested to the author by her young daughter's mispronunciation of the place name "Wimbledon" as "Wombledon" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/8226039/Elisabeth-Beresford.htmlhttps://www.tidybag.uk/people/interview-with-elisabeth-beresford-daughter/. The books centre on the activities of a group of the creatures who live on Wimbledon Common.

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APA

womble. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/womble

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“womble.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/womble. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “womble,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/womble.

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