rubber duck en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From rubber + duck. The verb sense is derived from the noun one; see rubber duck debugging for more information on its etymology.
Meanings
- A toy, made from rubber or rubber-like plastic, shaped like a duck; usually a floating bathtub toy.
-
(slang) An inflatable boat.
Around midday on Saturday, Warrnambool's main beach was evacuated when a volunteer from Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club was thrown into the ocean from an inflatable rescue boat (IRB), often referred to as a rubber duck.
2023 October 2, Emily Bissland, “Warrnambool beach evacuated as surf lifesaver is 'catapulted' from rogue inflatable rescue boat”, in Australian Broadcasting Corporation:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubber ducks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unsinkable rubber duck · rubber duck debugging · rubber ducky · rubber duckie · rubber ducking
Synonyms
Translations (26)
fr canard en caoutchouc (toy shaped like a duck) · de Quietscheente (toy shaped like a duck) · es patito de goma (toy shaped like a duck) · fi kumivene (inflatable boat) · it papera di gomma (toy shaped like a duck) · sv badanka (toy shaped like a duck) · hu gumikacsa (toy shaped like a duck) · pt patinho de borracha (toy shaped like a duck) · fi kumiankka (toy shaped like a duck) · de Gummiente (toy shaped like a duck) · cs gumová kachnička (toy shaped like a duck) · cmn 橡皮小鴨 /橡皮小鸭 (toy shaped like a duck) · no badeand (toy shaped like a duck) · tr plastik ördek (toy shaped like a duck) · ko 고무보트 (inflatable boat) · es patito de hule (toy shaped like a duck) · pl (gumowa) kaczuszka (toy shaped like a duck) · ca ànec de goma (toy shaped like a duck) · ko 고무오리 (toy shaped like a duck) · it paperella di gomma (toy shaped like a duck) · de Badeente (toy shaped like a duck) · tr banyo ördeği (toy shaped like a duck) · fr canard en plastique (toy shaped like a duck) · fi kylpyankka (toy shaped like a duck) · de Quietscheentchen (toy shaped like a duck) · ru рези́новая у́тка (toy shaped like a duck)