dob
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Sense 1
Meaning · English
To report a person to someone in authority for a wrongdoing. (For transitive forms see dob in, dob on.)
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
Australian English
Examples
Students often claimed that an act of informing was just ‘dobbing as a joke’ and therefore ‘not really dobbing’.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
To play truant.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “dob” mean?
To report a person to someone in authority for a wrongdoing. (For transitive forms see dob in, dob on.)
Is “dob” formal or informal?
dob is generally slang.