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A shortened version of the term 'Serious Business'. When something is said to be of a really serious nature but often with a partically sarcastic and humourous tone put to it. This term was made famous on the web with the photo of a smug grinning man stood in front of a PC moniter with the caption, 'Internet - Serious business' written on it. Many different hybrids have spawned from this over time.
'The internet is serbus'.
'This office is seriously serbus'.
'Hey check out this guy on the internet, he's so serbus'.
'That's proper serbus!!'
'It's time to get serbus!'
Serbus by The2Kguys October 22, 2008
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A shortened version of serious business.
Often used by individuals that like spending a fair bit of time on the internets. This word can also evolve into other simular words in order to express different situations or people, for example 'serboss' (a serious boss) and 'emerbus', (a serious fucking emergency).
"It's time to get serbus".
"She's so fucking serbus, LOL".

"Guys, this is now emerbus!".

"He is the serboss, don't mess!"
Serbus by Chimz September 28, 2008
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Servus Uwe! Wie sie es aus bei dir, koennen wir ja am Samstag richtig gut saufen?
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means 'hello' and 'goodbye'

can also be used for 'bon appétit'
"Servus, Paul"

"Servus, Afer"

"Servus, Peter"
servus by Mechanic April 10, 2004
Serbs are European people who speak a Slavic language related to other Slavic languages such as Russian, Polish, Czech, and Bulgarian. The Serbs have lived in the Balkans since the 6th century AD. They moved in from the north and east of Europe as part of a huge wave of resettlement known as the "migration of the peoples," which occurred during and after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. This wave of settlers also included other Slavs that miagrated later on, who would eventually become the Croats, Bosnians, and Bulgarians. Each of these groups formed their own medieval kingdoms at different times.
Milos Obilic, one of the greatest Serbian Hero's who ever lived
serbs by Weepin September 1, 2005
Not just in Bavaria, but use all over Southern Germany and Austria, in a situation similar to Gruess Gott, its a greeting that one would hear in Oesterreich Bayern, Schwaben, and Baden similar words are used in. It is derived from Latin, and literally "Your servant" and "At your service." The modern connotation is normally a casual familiar greeting.
Servus Uwe! Wie sie es aus bei dir, koennen wir ja am Samstag richtig gut saufen?
servus by die Wahrheit January 5, 2008
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