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reb¹

Rhymes with -ɛb

Where it comes from

Clipping of rebel.

noun rebs

  1. US, abbreviation, clipping, historical Clipping of rebel: a Confederate, especially a Confederate soldier.

reb²

Rhymes with -ɛb

Where it comes from

From Yiddish רב (reb).

noun

  1. Shortened form of Rebbe.
  2. An honorific used by traditional Jews, much like sir and mister/Mr. Reb Moshe Cohen - Mr. Moshe Cohen

Reb³

proper noun

  1. Shortened form of Rebecca.

noun Rebs

  1. US, abbreviation Abbreviation of Rebel (“Confederate soldier”). "Jest here, or hereabouts," Disko replied, "earnin' my bread on the deep waters, an' dodgin' Reb privateers. […]"

REB⁴

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Russian РЭБ (REB), abbreviation of радиоэлектронная борьба (radioelektronnaja borʹba, “radio-electronic combat”).

noun

  1. uncountable, in a Russian context electronic warfare and related techniques, equipment, or troops. Even though the relationship between the Information Troops and the existing REB Troops is not completely clear, REB Troops were one of the few elements of the Russian forces whose performance did not suffer intense cricisism [note] REB Troops are the Voyska radioelektronnoy bor’by, or Voyska REB —

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@misc{reb_2026,
  title = {reb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}