(UK, _, dialectal) Genuine; authorised; sterling.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(monetary, historical) Relating to denominations belonging to a money of account formerly in extensive mercantile use in North Germany.
Lubish is informal slang, possibly regional, with unclear universal meaning; in some contexts it refers to looking foolish. Worth a conversation about context-specific slang. If your kid uses it constantly, ask them where they first heard it, not to police their speech but to understand which online community they are in. Most slang of this kind moves through TikTok and group chats, so seeing it in your child's vocabulary just means they are plugged into normal teen internet culture.
Lubish is uncommon informal slang with regional variation in meaning. Use only when context makes the meaning clear. Formal equivalent: depends on intended sense. Common non-native mistake: assuming a single universal meaning. Always check local context before using or interpreting. Read or listen to the word in context several times before trying it yourself; the right register is harder to learn than the dictionary meaning.
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