џабе

Macedonian

Adverb

џабе • (džabe)

  1. (colloquial) in vain, for free

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish جبا‎ (caba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒâbeː/
  • Hyphenation: џа‧бе

Adverb

џа̏бе̄ (Latin spelling džȁbē)

  1. (regional) for free
  2. (regional) very cheap
  3. (regional) futile

Usage notes

Serbo-Croatian slang contains various variations of this word, such as џ, џаб-џабе or џабалеску. It is used in proverbs such as што је џабе и богу је мило or за џабе нема ни код бабе and phrases such as џабе сте кречили.

Synonyms

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