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  • noun Plural form of tribble.

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Examples

  • I read a sci-fi book once and discovered that the tribbles were a copy of a creature called the:

    Bonkers knew the - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010

  • I've got a beautiful fluffy white dog called Ezri, she's moulting because it's spring thus the tribbles are her contribution to the household.

    linux.conf.au 2006, Writing, Housework, Tribbles Kylie Willison 2005

  • I've got a beautiful fluffy white dog called Ezri, she's moulting because it's spring thus the tribbles are her contribution to the household.

    Archive 2005-10-01 Kylie Willison 2005

  • Elements like these combine with Trekkie "tribbles" and "phasers" - winks and nods at genre obsessions - and a resolution in which fantasy validates scientific knowledge.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • In addition to endless patent trolls, who are multiplying like tribbles, large companies are now fighting massive legal battles with each other using patents.

    Brad Feld: Another Day, Another Patent Troll Brad Feld 2011

  • In addition to endless patent trolls, who are multiplying like tribbles, large companies are now fighting massive legal battles with each other using patents.

    Brad Feld: Another Day, Another Patent Troll Brad Feld 2011

  • You put a pair in a cage, and after a couple of years, you have about 30 of them, all identical, all fluffy, chirping like a bunch of diminutive tribbles.

    Pet story… at SF Novelists 2010

  • Quibbles aside, though insert your own "tribbles quibbles" jokes here, if you must, Hillary Clinton's diplomatic recognition of the Libyan rebels as the true government of their country earns her this week's Most Impressive Democrat Of The Week.

    Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Obama 2.0? Chris Weigant 2011

  • He was the guy who coined the term 'sci-fi', and he was know for his vast collection of movie memorabilia which included King Kong's paw and tribbles from Star Trek.

    Archive 2009-01-01 nissa_amas_katoj 2009

  • He was the guy who coined the term 'sci-fi', and he was know for his vast collection of movie memorabilia which included King Kong's paw and tribbles from Star Trek.

    The Day Sci-Fi Died: Forrest J. Ackerman obit nissa_amas_katoj 2009

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