freebie en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfɹiːbi/
Etymology
From free + -b- (epenthetic) + -ie or free + -bie.
Meanings
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(informal) Something which is free; a giveaway or handout.
I didn't buy a thing, but they were handing out some neat freebies and samples.
I had seen its first show when it was a freebie, but I thought it made multiples in general look silly – no one changes clothes THAT much!
2010, Ann M. Garvey, Ann's Multiple World of Personality: Regular No Cream, No Sugar:Oh, and one important difference with the zoo’s kid freebies is that the cutoff is 11 years old. So no tweens here, please. On the upside, parents can now inform their eager 12-year-olds that they are “too grown up” to be considered kids. I know a few of my niephlings would dig that.
2014 October 3, Barbarella Fokos, “Children, children everywhere”, in San Diego Reader, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2014:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| freebies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
junque · covermount · standee · advertique · stand-up · product sample
Relateds
Synonyms
swag · gimme · gizzit · schwag · freebie · product sample · giveaway · handout
Translations (22)
es feria (something which is free — see also handout) · id gratisan (something which is free — see also handout) · es llapa (something which is free — see also handout) · it campione (something which is free — see also handout) · fr échantillon gratuit (something which is free — see also handout) · es dádiva (something which is free — see also handout) · pt brinde (something which is free — see also handout) · cmn 贈品 /赠品 (something which is free — see also handout) · de Produktprobe (something which is free — see also handout) · tr eşantiyon (something which is free — see also handout) · it omaggio (something which is free — see also handout) · ml സൗജന്യം (something which is free — see also handout) · fr bonus (something which is free — see also handout) · de Gratisgeschenk (something which is free — see also handout) · es ñapa (something which is free — see also handout) · fi kylkiäinen (something which is free — see also handout) · fi ilmaislahja (something which is free — see also handout) · cmn 免費的東西 /免费的东西 (something which is free — see also handout) · ru халя́ва (something which is free — see also handout) · es yapa (something which is free — see also handout) · de Werbegeschenk (something which is free — see also handout) · es vendaje (something which is free — see also handout)