feeb

English

Etymology

Short for feeble in feeble-minded.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fiːb/

Noun

feeb (plural feebs)

1. (US, slang) Someone who is feeble-minded; an idiot.
   • 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage 1993, p. 128:

     ‘Everybody that knows anything about me knows that I wouldn't hurt a feeb.’

   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 285:

     “Eeeyynnhh, too many feebs to deal with over the years, I guess—oh I'm sorry, hope I'm not offending—”

Translations

Someone who is feeble-minded; an idiot

• Russian: кретин (ru) (kretin) m

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