An old-school American slang gem meaning something — or someone — that's absolutely top-notch, a real treasure.
An old-school American slang gem meaning something — or someone — that's absolutely top-notch, a real treasure. If you call someone a darb, you're saying they're the bee's knees, a total peach. Popular in early 20th-century slang circles, especially in the 1920s. In Australian English it flipped to mean a cigarette, so context matters. Either way, it's a term of enthusiasm and praise for the best of the best.
She fixed my car for free AND brought me lunch — she's a total darb.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(slang, rare) A dowdy person.
A Welsh English expression of sympathy meaning 'poor thing' — used to express pity or compassion for someone in an unfortunate situation. The word 'dab' is a Welsh English term of endearment or sympathy, giving the phrase a distinctly Welsh flavour.
(Wales) Someone to be pitied, poor thing.
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(Australia, slang) A cigarette.
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(slang) Something beautiful, a charm, a peach.
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