dimber

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪm.bə/

Adjective

dimber (comparative more dimber, superlative most dimber)

(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Pretty; neat.

Derived terms

References

[Francis Grose] (1788), “Dimber”, in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 2nd edition, London: […] S. Hooper, […], OCLC 1179630700.
Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890), “dimber”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, OCLC 882571771, page 310.
Farmer, John Stephen (1891) Slang and Its Analogues‎, volume 2, page 287

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