slobber
Meaning
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- Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.
- Muddy or marshy land; mire.
- A jellyfish.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English sloberen, borrowed from Middle Dutch slobberen (> Modern Dutch slobberen (“to slobber”)), related to West Frisian slobberje (“to slurp”), German Low German slubbern (“to slobber”). Doublet of slabber and slaver. Compare also German schlabbern (“to slobber”). Not related to English slob.
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