Of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing.
Of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing.
“Honestly not too shabby this year...”
“the name's shabby.. ken shabby”
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The aesthetic vocabulary of how people dress now — quiet luxury, coquette, mob wife, coastal grandmother, Y2K core, and every "-core" that came after.
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Alas I cannot but I can see that you're considered a guru. Not too shabby. There are worse titles!
“I'm married with children of my own lmao. Yeah, you're obviously in the dark about what I actually think, which is why you have to concoct these shabby old caricatures. Like it's not enough that your politics are crusty and dated; even your strawmen are moldy old copies.”
“$27.95USD – Vintage Shabby Chic Ceramic Pink Roses Cabinet Drawer Knobs Pulls Set of 7 Japan – Used”
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Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy.
They lived in a tiny apartment, with some old, shabby furniture.
"shabby" means: Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"shabby" means: Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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(transitive) To make (something) shabby (); to shabbify.
You'll be one of those tough, square, solid middle-aged men, like a shabbying brown bear, your golden crew-cut greying judiciously at the temples.
“I believe the price is one shabby human soul each, which many don't have the coin to cover”
“I’m wearing a pretty shabby pair of Skechers. But at least they’re shoes.”
“Alas I cannot but I can see that you're considered a guru. Not too shabby. There are worse titles!”
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