Meanings
adjectivelandlubbing (not comparable)
- derogatorynot comparablenauticalUnfamiliar with the sea or seamanship.
Some sweet motion of the sea And feathered form the Chickadee Twenty-seven miles from land it makes landlubbing mind expand.
1983 August 20, “Mousie Mousie Wildflower (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 6, page 18
Origin
Back-formation from landlubber, using -ing.
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landlubbing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landlubbing
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