Dubby

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

(music) In the style of dub music; having been heavily remixed, particularly with reduced vocals or emphasised bass..

Definitions by Sense

1. (music) In the style of dub music; having been heavily remixed, particularly with reduced vocals or emphasised bass.
2. (dated, dialectal) stubby, stumpy; Lacking shapeliness or finesse.
3. (dated, dialectal) wet and muddy; dirty
4. (slang) Synonym of rubby-dub (“drinker of alcohol in non-beverage form”).

Example Sentences

What's striking about the record is how PiL assimilated both the dread feel of roots reggae and the dub aesthetic of subtraction (stripping out instruments, using empty space), without ever resorting to obviously dubby production effects like reverb and echo.

As this "song with no words" rose from its dubby beginning to a roaring Crescendo, MacKayre sang, […]

Why is its brim an object to be perpetually plucked and pinched with dubby fingers?

I look just like all short, dubby, light-complexioned girls.

"Set the umbrella ready, and my pattens at the door, for I fear the roads are dubby."

I was going to stand on it, but my boots are a bit dubby

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• more dubby
• most dubby
• dubbies

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