From the pronunciation of the letters CB, from the start of various acronyms such as CBA (“can't be arsed”), CBB (“can't be bothered”).
Meanings
(Australia, New-Zealand, UK, colloquial, no-plural) An activity for which one has little or no enthusiasm. Often accompanied by a size qualifier to signify the magnitude of the apathy.
"Don't understand why people wear make up on holiday, it's such a ceebs" 2014 July 30, El♡ (@_ElyPheasant), “El♡ on Twitter”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2018:
(Australia, New-Zealand, UK, colloquial, no-plural, qualifier:often preceded by "the") A humorous, fictional "illness" caused by a lack of enthusiasm for an activity.
"I've got a major case of the ceebs as regards making breakfast. If it was really that important I'd be bothered, right?" 2012 August 19, cam smith (@sexenheimer), “cam smith on Twitter”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2018:
From the pronunciation of the letters CB, from the start of various acronyms such as CBA (“can't be arsed”), CBB (“can't be bothered”).
Meanings
(Australia, New-Zealand, UK, colloquial, invariable) Cannot be bothered.
"Okay I’m following on the extremely pricey Dyson with this cheapie – when I’m lazy and ceebs filling my entire eyebrows in with colour, I use this guy." 2018 June 26, Melissa Mason, “Beauty Products For Hot Messes With Zero Time For Looking After Themselves”, in Pedestrian, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2018: