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slabber¹

  • /ˈslæbə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -æbə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English slaberen, from Middle Dutch slabberen (“to lap, sup, slaver, slabber”), from Old Dutch *slabron, from Proto-West Germanic *slabrōn, from Proto-Germanic *slabrōną (“to scrawl, make a mess”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Low German slabbern (“to slabber”), German schlabbern (“to slabber”), Icelandic slafra (“to slaver”). More at slaver.

verb slabbers · slabbering · slabbered · slobber · slubber

  1. intransitive To let saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelessly; drivel; slaver.
  2. transitive To eat hastily or in a slovenly manner, as liquid food.
  3. transitive To wet and befoul by liquids falling carelessly from the mouth; slaver; slobber. At the ſame time he clap'd me on the Back, and ſlabber'd me all over from Cheek to Cheek, vvith his great Tongue.
  4. transitive To cover, as with a liquid spill; soil; befoul. The milk pan and cream pot so slabbered and tost / That butter is wanting and cheese is half lost.

noun slabbers · slobber · slubber

  1. countable, uncountable Moisture falling from the mouth; slaver.

slabber²

  • /ˈslæbə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -æbə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From slab + -er.

noun slabbers

  1. A saw for cutting slabs from logs. log slabber
  2. A slabbing machine.
  3. Someone who makes slabs.

Slabber³

Where it comes from

From slab + -er.

noun Slabbers

  1. US, informal An inhabitant of Slab City, a snowbird campsite in the Colorado Desert in southeastern California.

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@misc{slabber_2026,
  title = {slabber},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slabber},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}