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tr.v. rib·bled, rib·bling, rib·bles

1. a. To cheat one's employees.
b. To withhold income of employees using flimsy excuses.

2. To bring under control erring employees.


Middle English, from Old English ribb.
'I have enough of this company's ribbling tactics! I quit!', exclaimed Kendra after the company's announcement informing her that her income is withheld due to her wearing a miniskirt for work.
ribble by Kendra Micheals August 30, 2005
Words you can keep
rib·ble
{rib-uhl}
noun, verb, -bled, -bling.
–noun
1. a small, mildly disorderly crowd; huddle.
2. the ribble, the common people: The well to do held the ribble in quasi contempt.

-verb
1. a meek rallying cry. To be used in the place of "rabble" when the crowd is not large enough or enthusiastic enough to warrant the superlative form: Hey let's ribble up a crowd and go protest the prices of local produce!
2. the diminutive form of rabble
Hey guys you wanna grab a beer down at Checkmate tonight? Ribble ribble. Anybody?
Ribble by Jerome Braun October 3, 2011
Dave, you Ribbler, take those gloves off and finish basting the turkey, Tiny Tim's due round any second
Ribble by Rob the dodge October 16, 2012
Loosely related to the word Ripple, especially when the word is repeated quickly.
The Pöbel People (rabble) consists of small groups of ribble, ribble, ribble, ribble, ribble.
Ribble by WorldWantsPlastic January 9, 2018

ribble rabble 

A group of individuals that are disorderly with repeated anger and foolishness that is hard to be controlled by anyone
I am sick and tired of all this Ribble Rabble in my community
ribble rabble by ML Jackson July 5, 2017

ribble rabble robble 

This is how you quote someone who is talking shit all the time. It is derived from what the hamburglar used to say in McDonald's ads.
Wack MCs are talkin shit all the time, "Ribble rabble robble."

Ribble Salmon 

An unspeakable disgusting act originating from the mill workers of Lancashire, England. Those who perform it are often viewed as horrendous perverts, whilst those who receive it are usually victims of a nightmarish and non-consensual experience.
I was so drunk she gave me a Ribble Salmon and I didn't even notice until the next morning.
Ribble Salmon by Alreet Lad January 24, 2018
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Purple Patch 

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Like walking over small green hills in the countryside then coming across a purple patch of flowers, thus it being unique and out of the ordinary.
I hit a real purple patch.

The other day this good thing happened unexpectedly then I was lucky with this, it was unique, I hit a real purple patch.
Purple Patch by Ralph Shitstorm October 27, 2020
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And dying in yo' bed many years from now, would ya be willing ta trade all da days from dis here day ta dat fo' one chance, just one chance, ta come back here as young men an' tell our enemies dat dey may take our lives but dey will never take our freedom ... YUB NUB!
yub nub by rotjrem November 4, 2010
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1. Wanna get dirrty
It's about time that I came to start the party Sweat drippin' over my body
Dancin' gettin' just a little naughty

2. Sup Dirrty? Haven't seen you in a while.
dirrty by Minty November 30, 2003
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