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trib¹

Rhymes with -ɪb

Where it comes from

Short for tribadism.

verb tribs · tribbing · tribbed

  1. slang To sexually stimulate one's vulva against another person's; to scissor. 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

trib²

Where it comes from

Clipping of tributary.

noun tribs

  1. informal A tributary.

Trib³

Where it comes from

Clipping of Tribune.

proper noun the Trib

  1. slang Any newspaper called The Tribune. Jeans also had recently finished writing Tropical Disturbance: The Story of the Making of the Miami Tribune. The book, which was published as a special insert in the Trib, was both a history of the newspaper and Jeans's valentine to himself.

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"trib." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trib. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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trib. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trib

Chicago

"trib." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trib.

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@misc{trib_2026,
  title = {trib},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trib},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}