burb

burbs

The suburbs. I'm not ready to give up city life and move to the burbs just yet. Sorry I'm late, I accidentally got on a train bound for the city and then had to come all the way back to the burbs. What do you guys do for fun in the burbs, listen to the crickets chirping outside?

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burb

(bɚb)

n. a suburb. (Usually plural.) I’ve lived in the burbs all my life.

burbed out

(bɚbd...)

mod. looking very middle-class and suburban; decked out like a suburban citizen. She’s all burbed out with new clothes and a fancy car.

See also: burb, out

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