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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSubdeb
/ˈsʌb.dɛb/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A young girl who is almost old enough to make her formal debut into upper-class society as a debutante.
"The magazine featured an article on the fashion choices popular among local subdebs." - 2
An adolescent girl or a young female teenager, often used in a slightly dated or nostalgic context.
"She remembered her days as an eager subdeb attending charm school."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a clipped compound blend of the English prefix sub- (meaning below or under) and deb, an abbreviation of debutante. Originating in the early 20th century within American high-society slang, it describes a young woman who is nearly old enough to officially make her formal debut into upper-class society.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Subdeb" is said worldwide
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débutante
Transliteration: debutant
"La jeune subdeb participait à sa première soirée mondaine."
Debütantin
Transliteration: debutantin
"Die junge Debütantin bereitete sich auf das große gesellschaftliche Ereignis vor."
debuttante
Transliteration: debbuttante
"La giovane debuttante era emozionata per la festa."
debutante
Transliteration: debutante
"La joven debutante asistió al baile de sociedad."
debutante
Transliteration: debutante
"A jovem debutante preparava-se para a sua apresentação à sociedade."
कुलीन नवयुवती
Transliteration: kuleen navyuvati
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह उच्च वर्ग की एक उभरती हुई कुलीन नवयुवती है।"
社交界少女
Transliteration: shè jiāo jiè shǎo nǚ
Script: 中文汉字
"这位年轻的社交界少女正准备出席舞会。"
사교계 진출 전의 소녀
Transliteration: sagyogye jin-chul jeon-ui son-yeo
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 사교계 진출 전의 소녀는 파티를 준비하고 있었다."
デビュー前の少女
Transliteration: debyu mae no shoujo
Script: 日本語
"そのデビュー前の少女は華やかなパーティーに参加した。"
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