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dub

dub

3 8.5
A win in sports or games
  • noun
  • /dʌb/
  • Slang
translation icon : victoria
  • You owe me a dub from last week.

He's talking about being so happy with life that you leave at that point, ending on a dub.

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Examples

  • - Big dub!

  • Yeah, this could be the biggest dub of all, the biggest dub of all time.

  • Hopefully we'll get the first dub of the season and and basically, thanks to Nili, can put dollars to work.

  • If we don't get this dub, I'll eat a spoonful of mayonnaise.

  • We celebrated after our team secured a dub in the championship game.

  • Getting a dub in the tournament felt amazing after all the hard work we put in.

  • Everyone was excited when we finally scored a dub against our biggest rival.

Synonyms

W
vsdub
  • Slang
4 9.6

An informal way to show a win or success

is used especially in sports, competition, and online gaming contexts
w
vsdub
  • Slang
9.9

A short online sign people use to show a win

is used more in sports, competition, and online gaming contexts

Antonyms

439 1.4

The event when you stop having someone or something important

275 2.5

A loss in a game, match, or election that means you do not win

Compounds

1 3.4

An audio track where the actors speak in English instead of the original language

9.9

A steady repeating drum sound you hear at parades

How Significant

to landslide
  • Literature
1 4.3
dub
  • Slang
3 8.5

Surface Forms

dub singular
dubs plural

Etymology

Dub as slang for a win comes from the letter W, short for 'win', because W is said 'double-u' and people shortened that to 'dub'. So when players say they got the dub, they mean they got the victory.