Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sailor.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
swabby .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Keeping him as a swabbie is a dangerous waste though.
Archive 2005-02-01 Zoe Brain 2005
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He was a soldier, a swabbie, a grunt, a pilot, learned it all for free from Uncle Sam and from people he'd hang with.
The Idylls of Frank James Lloyd Davis 2012
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Any Navy swabbie can throw on a parachute harness and stand in front of a plane for a picture.
McCain's South Carolina Mailer: He's The Only Conservative Who Can Beat Hillary 2009
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Actually, on VJ Day in 1945, Eisenstaedt noticed a swabbie smoothing his way through the crowd.
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That sea-sick writing and algae-ridden muck creeping up the sides should earn some scurvy swabbie a one-way ticket to Davy Jones' locker - and seriously, what self-respecting pirate keeps giant yellow inflatable flotation devices onboard?
Dead Men May Tell No Tales, But Wrecked Cakes Sure Do. Jen 2008
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That sea-sick writing and algae-ridden muck creeping up the sides should earn some scurvy swabbie a one-way ticket to Davy Jones' locker - and seriously, what self-respecting pirate keeps giant yellow inflatable flotation devices onboard?
Archive 2008-09-01 Jen 2008
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Glenn McDuffie is the swabbie that kissed the nurse and celebrated that the war was over.
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Glenn McDuffie is the swabbie that kissed the nurse and celebrated that the war was over.
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Great choice, put a swabbie in charge of the ground troops.
Think Progress » ABC: Bush set to replace Abizaid, Casey. 2007
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More than just the usual swabbie, you demand not only the life at sea, free from landlubbers and their rules, but also you require adventure and excitement.
Archive 2006-04-01 Darlene 2006
whichbe commented on the word swabbie
1. A sailor.
2. One who might routinely swab the deck.
3. A yuppie obsessed with cleaning their ears.
July 30, 2008