dob in
(slang, chiefly, AU) To nominate a person, often in their absence, for an unpleasant task.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(slang, chiefly, AU) To nominate a person, often in their absence, for an unpleasant task.
: The deceased “dobbed” him in about drugs to police on two occasions. This resulted in police seizing some of his drugs. She “dobbed” him in because he would not give her amphetamines. He may have told people that she “dobbed” him in.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(slang, transitive) To betray (someone) by informing on them.
I can't believe you dobbed her in.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(slang, transitive, mostly, AU) To contribute (something).
1998, Supreme Court of Victoria, Council of Law Reporting in Victoria, Victorian Reports, Volume 4, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ceY_AQAAIAAJ&q=%22dobs%7Cdobbed%7Cdobbing%22+-intitle:%22%22&dq=%22dobs%7Cdobbed%7Cdobbing%22+-intit…
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