debs

See also: Debs

English

Etymology

Clipping of debutante or debut + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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Noun

debs (plural debses)

1. (informal) A debutante ball or debut.

   Synonym: deb (informal)

   • 2013, Danielle McLaughlin, “A Different Country”, in Declan Meade, editor, What's the Story?, Dublin: The Stinging Fly Press, published 2014, page 80:

     'I had my debs there,' she said, 'four years ago last summer.'

   • 2017, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly [pseudonym; Paul Howard], Operation Trumpsformation, London: Penguin Ireland, →ISBN, page 231:

     'Ah, the debs!' I go. 'God, I could tell you some stories about my debs days. Like, for instance, the one where I went to two different debses on the same night. That's a famous one about me.'

   • 2023 August 1, Conor Lally, Sarah Burns, Ellen O'Donoghue, Fiachra Gallagher, Vivienne Clarke, “Monaghan crash: Clones mourners form guard of honour as remains of teenager killed on way to debs return home”, in The Irish Times‎^[1], Dublin: Irish Times Trust, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-12-24:

     David Maxwell, a member of the board of management of the school, said cars bringing teenagers to the debs were travelling in convoy and that friends and neighbours were first on the scene of the crash.

Noun

debs

1. plural of deb

Anagrams

• B. Des., BDEs, BEDs, BSed, Beds, Beds., EBDs, beds