Leb

See also: Appendix:Variations of "leb"

English

Etymology

Clipping of Lebanese.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Leb (plural Lebs)

1. (Australia, ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) a Lebanese or Middle Eastern person.
   • 2015, Johnny Lieu, “Cronulla Riots: What happened on one of Australia's darkest days”, in Mashable‎:

     'Every fucking aussie. Go to Cronulla Beach Sunday for some Leb and wog bashing Aussie Pride ok.'

   • 2018, Daisy Dumas, “What it means to be a 'Leb' in Australian culture”, in SBS‎, Australia: SBS:

     ... Bani as he attempts to slough away his Leb background only to reclaim it and all it represents - not least gang culture.

Synonyms

• wog (chiefly Australia)

Related terms

• red Leb

Anagrams

• BLE, Bel, EBL, bel