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  • Debs
    Debs
    noun
    Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, U.S. labor leader: Socialist candidate for president 1900–20.
  • debs
    debs
    noun
    (Irish English) a students formal ball or party, marking the end of secondary school: a prom.

Debs

1 American  
[debz] / dɛbz /

noun

  1. Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, U.S. labor leader: Socialist candidate for president 1900–20.


debs 2 American  
[debs] / dɛbs /

noun

  1. (Irish English) a students formal ball or party, marking the end of secondary school: a prom.


Debs British  
/ dɛbz /

noun

  1. Eugene Victor. 1855–1926, US labour leader; five times Socialist presidential candidate (1900–20)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He immediately asked for my email address and said he would invite my wife Debs and I to enjoy all the pleasures that city could and would provide.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, began his victory speech by quoting Eugene Debs.

From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026

Mr. Pärt turned 90 years old on Sept. 11, and Carnegie Hall is marking the occasion with a significant honor, appointing him this season’s Debs Composer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025

Socialist leader Eugene V. Debs was sentenced to jail in 1918 for speaking out against the First World War.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2025

Other strikes broke out around the country, and Debs began planning a nationwide general strike to begin in July.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

"A debs balls is supposed to be a night of great celebration," said Ms Hogan.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2023

It is understood the young people were on their way to a secondary school debs ball.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2023

Also considering the low interest rate of the government bond the country can benefit of a cheatty restructuring of its debs.

From Economist ● Nov. 15, 2012

For a second they stared daggers at each other, like two debs who wore the same Paris original to the cotillion.

From Time ● Jun. 1, 2012

"Mother, Eve has more brains and character than any of the debs I know."

From A World Apart by Sam Merwin

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