dob in

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dob in

verb dobs in · dobbing in · dobbed in

slang, transitive To betray (someone) by informing on them. I can't believe you dobbed her in.
Australia, slang, transitive To contribute (something). We all dobbed in for a gift when he retired.
Australia, slang To nominate a person, often in their absence, for an unpleasant task. I arrived just after the meeting had started and found myself dobbed in to take the minutes.

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verb to betray someone by informing on them

Français	balancer
Русский	стуча́ть stučátʹ, доноси́ть donosítʹ

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@misc{dob_in_2026,
  title = {dob in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dob%20in},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}