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Man Who Dobbed In Suspects Accused Of Murdering Melbourne Baseball Player Chris Lane
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| August 21, 2013
| Carmel Melouney
Posted on 08/21/2013 4:30:42 AM PDT by Biggirl
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To: melsec
In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled Man Who Dobbed In Suspects Accused Of Murdering Melbourne Baseball Player Chris Lane, melsec wrote: dobbing () Definitions present participle of verb of dob dob (dɒb) Definitions verb Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense dobs, present participle dobbing, past tense, past participle dobbed (Australian & New Zealand, informal) See dob in dob in Definitions verb Word forms: dobs, dobbing, dobbed adverb (Australian & New Zealand, informal) to inform against or report, esp to the police to contribute to a fund for a specific purpose OK (world wide usage) Would really like to know what the source was that you used for your def
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posted on
08/21/2013 6:50:09 AM PDT
by
mosesdapoet
(Serious contribution pause.Please continue onto meaningless venting no one reads.)
To: melsec
Dobbie?
Dobbie tells the truth, even if he has to punish himself for it.
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posted on
08/21/2013 6:55:47 AM PDT
by
GeronL
To: knarf
When I come home for the T-Day/Christmas/NYD sometimes my folks don’t understand the slang I use ... LOL
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posted on
08/21/2013 6:59:32 AM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(Awhite woman would be accused of racism if she gave birth to a white baby.)
To: BilLies
Wow, Albany is getting bad. I live here and want out! Nice to know there’s another conservative here, though. That probably makes 5 or 6. :)
To: SkyDancer
Well .. I pinged you for a purpose ... the headline used ‘dobbed’ which was explained and a few replies tagged Brit slang ... got any ?
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posted on
08/21/2013 7:07:02 AM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
To: GeronL
Dobbed?HE DID IT!
To: Fightin Whitey
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posted on
08/21/2013 7:28:25 AM PDT
by
GeronL
To: knarf
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posted on
08/21/2013 7:32:14 AM PDT
by
moose07
(the truth will out ,one day. This is not the post you are looking for ....move along now....)
To: GeronL
So this is YOUR fault! It's always Whitey's fault, ain't it?
To: freedumb2003
Nor I, and I spent five years in England. But then, they speak differently in Yorkshire than they do in London.
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posted on
08/21/2013 7:45:49 AM PDT
by
Ax
To: Fightin Whitey
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posted on
08/21/2013 8:01:59 AM PDT
by
GeronL
To: GeronL
Yes I remember Dobbie Gilles. I have been told that it comes from the scouts saying dib dib dib dob dob dob. Scouts were seen as goody two shoes and more likely than other to tell on you. Even in school today someone who tattle tales is call a dibber dobber!
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posted on
08/21/2013 7:01:07 PM PDT
by
melsec
(Once a Jolly Swagman camped by a Billabong.)
To: Biggirl
Really Misleading Title Award
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posted on
08/21/2013 7:38:30 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(Drone strike on Michael Grunwald: you know it makes sense)
To: Cboldt; GeronL
British for “drop a dime,” snitch. Actually Australian origin. Cultural import to Angleterre since the 1980s. (Poms love Oz soap operas)
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posted on
08/21/2013 7:48:22 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(Drone strike on Michael Grunwald: you know it makes sense)
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