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Drib

Postby David Myer » Tue Jul 25, 2017 1:17 am

As in dribs and drabs. Can it be used in the singular, I wonder and can it be used without its partner drabs?

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Re: Drib

Postby Slava » Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:35 pm

On the other hand, you can use drab, in the non-blah sense, without a drib in front of it.

I'd guess this is related to dribble, though. That would make drab rhyming reduplication.

If business is really, really bad, I should imagine one could say the customers came in so slowly it was just a drib here and a drab there. :)
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Re: Drib

Postby David Myer » Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:31 am

Excellent use of the singular, Slava. And as you say, business is REALLY slow.


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