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单词 stabby
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Definition of stabby in English:

stabby

adjectivestabbiest, stabbierˈstabiˈstabē
informal
  • 1(of a pain) sudden and sharp.

    when I got out of bed I felt a stabby pain in my left foot
    Example sentencesExamples
    • My head is killing me, my neck feels out, my shoulders and back are one big sharp stabby ache, and someone is standing on my chest, making breathing difficult.
    • I have this weird stabby pain in my chest.
    • I have a nasty stabby pain in my lower right abdomen/pelvis, right above my hip bone.
    • Sometimes his head is stabby and migrainous.
    • Ok, random, stabby stomach pains can go away now.
    • Last night I woke up around 4am with this horrible stabby feeling deep down in my left ear.
    • I slept funny last night - left shoulder stabby.
    1. 1.1 (of popular music) characterized by staccato interjected phrases.
      a stabby guitar riff
      Example sentencesExamples
      • With its trademark big kicks, stabby riffs and chopped-up vocal sound all present, this remix certainly does the damage on the dancefloor.
      • Track two kicks off with a cutting Wilko Johnson style stabby guitar riff and rolls along with a catchy chorus.
      • Even though this track is really minimal, it has so much drive thanks to those stabby bongos.
      • A lovely EP: exciting quick bits with stabby guitar.
      • In their signature stabby synth, euro-friendly vocal format, Swedish House Mafia's Until Now is structured almost identically to their recent main stage sets.
      • The tune doesn't stray far from the sound we've come to expect from the French label: stomping drums supported by grinding electro-house bass and stabby synth melodies.
      • Somewhat arty post-glam stabby guitars and twitchy rhythms, all performed at a ridiculously uptempo rate.
      • A Loleatta Holloway sample bellows out among crowd cheers and stabby breakdowns.
      • As you would expect this track has huge stabby leads, massive riff and a cresendo that will without doubt leave your dance floor screaming for more.
      • Meindl returns with a stellar serving of thumping grooves, rolling basslines, stabby synths, dubbed-out chords, precision drum hits and more.
  • 2(of a person) very angry; furious.

    It's not even 8 a.m. and I'm feeling stabby
    Example sentencesExamples
    • People who have been talking lately about "leadership," or the lack thereof on the Mets, make me feel stabby.
    • This conversation is making me stabby.
    • No, I'm not saying that the very air of the region makes rational decent people feel stabby.
    • I just travelled 60 miles for a meeting, only for it to be cancelled 5 minutes after it was supposed to start: this made me stabby.
    • You know what made me stabby tonight? Mosquitoes.
    • So I'll admit, sometimes when I hear the current conversation about video I get a little stabby.
    • It does indeed make me feel stabby when my husband steps right over that laundry basket waiting to go upstairs.
    • Then the bank has to go and make me stabby and I got really angry because I couldn't choke the person who was 'helping' me on the phone.
    • From the long lines to the disorganized, crowded aisles to the stabby patrons, this store is sure to raise your blood pressure a few notches.
    • Also I cringe every time people use the phrase "flyover country": the phrase gets me all stabby.

Origin

1980s: from stab + -y1.

 
 

Definition of stabby in US English:

stabby

adjectiveˈstabē
informal
  • 1(of a pain) sudden and sharp.

    when I got out of bed I felt a stabby pain in my left foot
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sometimes his head is stabby and migrainous.
    • Ok, random, stabby stomach pains can go away now.
    • I have this weird stabby pain in my chest.
    • Last night I woke up around 4am with this horrible stabby feeling deep down in my left ear.
    • My head is killing me, my neck feels out, my shoulders and back are one big sharp stabby ache, and someone is standing on my chest, making breathing difficult.
    • I have a nasty stabby pain in my lower right abdomen/pelvis, right above my hip bone.
    • I slept funny last night - left shoulder stabby.
    1. 1.1 (of popular music) characterized by staccato interjected phrases.
      a stabby guitar riff
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As you would expect this track has huge stabby leads, massive riff and a cresendo that will without doubt leave your dance floor screaming for more.
      • Track two kicks off with a cutting Wilko Johnson style stabby guitar riff and rolls along with a catchy chorus.
      • Meindl returns with a stellar serving of thumping grooves, rolling basslines, stabby synths, dubbed-out chords, precision drum hits and more.
      • In their signature stabby synth, euro-friendly vocal format, Swedish House Mafia's Until Now is structured almost identically to their recent main stage sets.
      • With its trademark big kicks, stabby riffs and chopped-up vocal sound all present, this remix certainly does the damage on the dancefloor.
      • Even though this track is really minimal, it has so much drive thanks to those stabby bongos.
      • A lovely EP: exciting quick bits with stabby guitar.
      • The tune doesn't stray far from the sound we've come to expect from the French label: stomping drums supported by grinding electro-house bass and stabby synth melodies.
      • Somewhat arty post-glam stabby guitars and twitchy rhythms, all performed at a ridiculously uptempo rate.
      • A Loleatta Holloway sample bellows out among crowd cheers and stabby breakdowns.
  • 2(of a person) very angry; furious.

    It's not even 8 a.m. and I'm feeling stabby
    Example sentencesExamples
    • People who have been talking lately about "leadership," or the lack thereof on the Mets, make me feel stabby.
    • You know what made me stabby tonight? Mosquitoes.
    • This conversation is making me stabby.
    • I just travelled 60 miles for a meeting, only for it to be cancelled 5 minutes after it was supposed to start: this made me stabby.
    • Also I cringe every time people use the phrase "flyover country": the phrase gets me all stabby.
    • Then the bank has to go and make me stabby and I got really angry because I couldn't choke the person who was 'helping' me on the phone.
    • No, I'm not saying that the very air of the region makes rational decent people feel stabby.
    • So I'll admit, sometimes when I hear the current conversation about video I get a little stabby.
    • From the long lines to the disorganized, crowded aisles to the stabby patrons, this store is sure to raise your blood pressure a few notches.
    • It does indeed make me feel stabby when my husband steps right over that laundry basket waiting to go upstairs.

Origin

1980s: from stab + -y.

 
 
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