warbyadj.
/ˈwɔːbi/, U.S. /ˈwɔrbi/, Australian English /ˈwɔːbi/ Australian slang.
Unprepossessing in appearance or disposition; unkempt; disreputable, contemptible, decrepit.
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the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective] > unkempt
unkempt1567
unmustered?1574
ungroomed1864
bummy1890
warby1941
schlubby1968
1941 K. Tennant Battlers xviii. 207 ‘Of all the warby ideas,’ he said.., ‘the warbiest is you going on your own.’
1949 R. Park Poor Man's Orange 181 Yeah, there she was, in a warby kind of blue dress, and low-heeled shoes.
1959 D. Niland Big Smoke 183 A warby unshaven young man in working clothes walked through and right up to him at the back.
1965 E. Lambert Long White Night 135 That was one of the funniest sights the main street ever saw—my old man's warby old Model A towing Foran's dirty big gleaming new Packard!
1973 J. McNeil Old Familiar Juice 74 He's down there whackin' up bumpers with a couple of 'is warby mates.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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