trib

See also: Trib and trib.

English

Etymology 1

Short for tribadism.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɪb

Verb

trib (third-person singular simple present tribs, present participle tribbing, simple past and past participle tribbed)

1. (slang) To sexually stimulate one's vulva against another person's; to scissor.
   • 2006, Miranda Mars, “{ASSM} Laura - Chapter 303”, in alt.sex.stories (Usenet):

     They had tribbed often in the past, but never in this particular position, though Laura came slowly to realize that this was a natural for them

   • 2010, Vickie Chang, Cal State Long Beach Students Scissor Each Other in Protest Over Censorship of Play:

     According to the school newspaper, the Daily 49er, a group of approximately 24 Cal State Long Beach students "tribbed" (or scissored--you know) with each other for some 10 minutes in protest of the censorship of the title of their play, The Night of the Tribades.

Etymology 2

Clipping of tributary.

Noun

trib (plural tribs)

1. (informal) A tributary.

Anagrams

• BIRT, Birt, Brit, Brit-, Brit., birt, brit

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tribus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [trib]

Noun

trib n (plural triburi)

1. tribe

Inflection

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	trib	tribul		triburi	triburile
genitive-dative	trib	tribului		triburi	triburilor
vocative	tribule			triburilor