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Dubbo

American  
[duhb-oh] / ˈdʌb oʊ /

noun

  1. a city in E Australia.


dubbo British  
/ ˈdʌbəʊ /

adjective

  1. stupid

"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

noun

  1. a stupid person

"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

Etymology

Origin of dubbo

from Dubbo , a town in New South Wales, Australia

Example Sentences

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"Normally they would seek out trees and camp under the trees, but you can see that the sheep are seeking out the shade of the panels," he told AFP at the farm in Dubbo.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

The ongoing deluge will see rivers in New South Wales state swollen by moderate-to-major flooding, affecting towns including Tamworth, Dubbo and Bathurst, authorities said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2022

But the authorities have found at least nine more locations with infections — one as far as 235 miles away, near the city of Dubbo.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022

An Aboriginal man in the New South Wales town of Dubbo has become the first Indigenous victim of Covid in Australia.

From The Guardian • Aug. 30, 2021

In Dubbo, on the contrary, though the same congenial manners prevail, there is a pleasing degree of respectful familiarity which gives the town a homely comfort not often met with elsewhere.

From Following the Equator, Part 2 by Twain, Mark