ceebs

C3E1E1B3S1
Australia, New Zealand, UK/siːbz/

verb

Cannot be bothered.

“"So, the essay's tomorrow… if you want to pass, you'll have to study tonight." "Ceebs!"”

Scrabble 9

Meanings

verbceebs (invariable)
  1. AustraliaNew ZealandUKcolloquialinvariableCannot be bothered.

    "Okay I’m following on the extremely pricey Dyson with this cheapie – when I’m lazy and ceebs filling my entire eyebrows in with colour, I use this guy."

    2018 June 26, Melissa Mason, “Beauty Products For Hot Messes With Zero Time For Looking After Themselves”, in Pedestrian, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2018
nounceebs (plural not attested)
  1. AustraliaNew ZealandUKcolloquialno pluralAn activity for which one has little or no enthusiasm. Often accompanied by a size qualifier to signify the magnitude of the apathy.

    "Don't understand why people wear make up on holiday, it's such a ceebs"

    2014 July 30, El♡ (@_ElyPheasant), “El♡ on Twitter”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2018
  2. AustraliaNew ZealandUKcolloquialno pluraloften preceded by "the"A humorous, fictional "illness" caused by a lack of enthusiasm for an activity.

    "I've got a major case of the ceebs as regards making breakfast. If it was really that important I'd be bothered, right?"

    2012 August 19, cam smith (@sexenheimer), “cam smith on Twitter”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2018
interjection
  1. AustraliaNew ZealandUKcolloquialAn expression of a lack of enthusiasm for an activity.

    "So, the essay's tomorrow… if you want to pass, you'll have to study tonight." "Ceebs!"

adjectiveceebs (not comparable)
  1. AustraliaNew Zealandinformalnot comparabletedious.

    It's so ceebs! Can't be bothered to do anything on a Monday!

    2023, Christopher Bahng, Chan's Room, episode 205

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

From the pronunciation of the letters CB, from the start of various acronyms such as CBA (“can't be arsed”), CBB (“can't be bothered”).

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Cite this entry
APA

ceebs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceebs

MLA

“ceebs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceebs. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ceebs,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceebs.

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