swabby

or swab·bie

[ swob-ee ]
/ ˈswɒb i /

noun, plural swab·bies.

Slang. (in the Navy or Coast Guard) a sailor; gob.

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Origin of swabby

First recorded in 1940–45; swab + -y2

Words nearby swabby

SVT, SW, S.W.A., swab, swabber, swabby, Swabia, Swabian, swacked, swaddle, swaddling clothes
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