rubadub
rubadub · rubadubs
The sound of a drum being continuously beatenThe sound of a drum being continuously beaten.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The sound of a drum being continuously beaten.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)A clamorous, repeated sound; a clatter.
July 17 1850, Daniel Webster, "a speech", documented in Notes and Queries the rubadub of the abolition presses
(countable, uncountable)A Jamaican style of dance with suggestive rubbing or grinding motions.
(Cockney, countable, slang, uncountable)A pub or club.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A drunkard.
2002, "The Bad Family" (TV episode of Baby Blues.)
Origin
(drum sound): Imitative.(drum sound): Imitative.
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