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Mispronounced version of the word Dolby, which was a noise reduction system used for music recordings. Made famous by a girlfriend of one of the characters in the movie Spinal Tap, who got mocked huge.
Girl: "Was that recorded in Dobly?"
British Musician: "Did you just say Dobly?"
Girl: "Yeah, Dobly, innit?"
British Musician: "You mean Dolby, right?"
Girl: "Wotevah, yeah, brilliant!"
dobly by dberto April 3, 2009
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#1 Harry Potter stan
now you're just some dobby that i used to know (rip dobby a free elf)
Dobby by kaepjjang July 17, 2017
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dobly • dolly • Dobby • DIBLY • dolly parton • doby • Dolby • doily • Dolly Lucifer • doble
That asshole on iFunny who keeps getting top comment for no reason. Has a trillion accounts.
Goddamn it, Dibly has top comment again.
DIBLY by JayBlack December 26, 2015
Literally cancer, pure cancer, and sometimes referred to as Mr. Cancer.
Guy1: I'm so sad right now, my mom got diagnosed with terminal Dibly.
Guy2: I feel for ya fam, my grandpappy died of leukemia
Dibly by soulnatsu June 21, 2016
An iFunny user who frequently gets top comments on features saying unfunny things. Widely considered to be one of the biggest faggots on the app.
User1: Did you see Dibly's retarded top comment today?
User2: yeah what a little fuck
User3: Dibly please suck a dick
Dibly by skill3t January 17, 2016

Dollymop 

A prostitute, often an amateur or a part-time street girl; a midinette. Victorian-era slang.
"Francis has picked 'imself up another dollymop, 'e as," Gerald told me later that night.
Dollymop by Twathenge April 29, 2006
They don't want dibly to win, but he has been verified.
Dibly by DJ Khaled Totallylegit April 4, 2016
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