Meanings
noundubes pl (plural only)
- Irelandpluralplural onlyfootwearDubarry boat shoes (associated with affluent areas of Dublin).
Siobhan wore black dubes with her school uniform.
Origin
From the name of the Irish shoe company, dubarry.
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APA
dubes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubes
MLA
“dubes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubes. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dubes,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubes.
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