Clipping of feeble-minded.
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Anglo-Norman feblebor.
Middle English feble
English feeble
English mind
Old English -ed
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz
Old English -od
Middle English -ed
English -ed
English minded
English feeble-minded
English feeb
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(US, slang) Someone who is feeble-minded; an idiot.
“Eeeyynnhh, too many feebs to deal with over the years, I guess—oh I'm sorry, hope I'm not offending—” 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 285:
‘Everybody that knows anything about me knows that I wouldn't hurt a feeb.’ 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage, published 1993, page 128:
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ru крети́н (Someone who is feeble-minded; an idiot)
feeb en · NOUN · etymology 2
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(alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of Feeb (“FBI agent”).
“Surrender, feeb! Only I can save her!” Kegan boasted, firing short bursts from his weapon about randomly. 2014, Don Pendleton, Oblivion Pact:
When Lance was introduced, he held out his hand toward the feeb and said, “Hi, I'm current occupant:” The FBI agent was so nervous about the chopper flight he never noticed. 1990, Robert Coram, America's Heroes, page 135:
I ignored the bait until she said she couldn't understand why Harley had wanted to be a drug agent instead of "a feeb." 1979, James Mills, The Truth about Peter Harley, page 19:
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feeb en · PROPN · etymology 2
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Feeb (“FBI”).
This week, Stephen Tobolowsky and Max Perlich join the party: the former as a “feeb” agent warning Raylan away from the latter, who’s playing Detroit crime prince Sammy Tonin. 2012 February 28, Noel Murray, “Justified: “The Man Behind The Curtain””, in AV Club:
Your presence is requested in the feeb liaison office by my boss, Agent Jinadu. 2008, Eghosa Imasuen, To Saint Patrick, page 189:
It's rare, but sometimes he encounters skepticism in the cops he works with—cops who had a feeb profiler forced on them by their superiors, and perceive this as a vote of no confidence in their own abilities. 2010, Max Salt, Harold's World, page 41:
This feeb supervisor here says he's shuttin' this case down at two o'clock, which means putting the dope on the street without the money, even if they can get it together. 1994, William Gately, Yvette Fernández, Dead Ringer, page 214: