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dubbed

1 American  
[duhbd] / dʌbd /

adjective

  1. given a specified name, title, nickname, or other designation.

    In his new line of glam fashions, the aptly dubbed “King of Sequins” draws on pop-culture references to bring the dazzling red-carpet world to street-ready life.

  2. having had knighthood conferred by a monarch in a special ceremony.

    Though he was a newly dubbed knight, he was trusted early with several commands because of his prior successful campaigns.

  3. (of leather or timber) cut, rubbed, or made smooth.

    The bracelet is of dubbed leather with a thickness of 2 mm, black in color.

verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of dub.

dubbed 2 American  
[duhbd] / dʌbd /

adjective

  1. (of a film or tape) furnished with a new soundtrack, especially one recorded in a different language.

    A lot of mainstream cinemas don't like to show dubbed films because of the difficulty of syncing speech to actors’ mouth movements.

  2. (of music, speech, or sound effects) added to a film or tape recording.

    This film has opening and closing titles with some dubbed sound and music, but no dialogue.

  3. (of an audio recording) copied or being a copy.

    I can't tell you how many mornings I spent listening to this album on a dubbed cassette tape, back when I was 12 years old.

verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of dub.

Etymology

Origin of dubbed1

dub 1 ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

Origin of dubbed2

dub 4 ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Tech platforms are now saturated with what is widely dubbed "AI slop".

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Another video shows the Born Free singer pumping his fist before a second gunship appears to fly by his mansion, which he has dubbed the Southern White House.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Meanwhile, another plane dubbed the “flying bathtub” was also taking shape at the center.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

He owns a golf course in Doral, which is near Miami, and his private club, Mar-a-Lago, which he has dubbed the winter White House, is located in Palm Beach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

On August 1, 1948, the woman now dubbed the "Red Spy Queen" was their first witness.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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