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subcountry

A category of people who live in the township of a rural area. They are not the people who own land or farm animals but are also not "urban" people. City dwellers would tell them they are country but they are not country.
Jimmy is subcountry because he lives in town, only helps during haying season.
by anonymous December 12, 2021
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subcontrabassoon

A bassoon that is lower than a tuba and makes the most amazing "GRRRRR" noise ever it's great and I'm just pranking you all it doesn't exist yet but people are trying to make it grrr
grrr grrr grrr subcontrabassoon
grrr grrr grrr subcontrabassoon
GRRR GRRR GRRR SUBCONTRABASSOON
hehehe
by MeAreRick October 14, 2019
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Subcontrabass saxophone

The largest instrument in the saxophone family. This instrument is pitched one octave below the bass saxophone, which is in bb. There are also very few subcontrabasses in c, which are only produced by bennidikt Eppelsheim, a german instrument manufacturer.
Guy 1: HOLY COW! THAT SUBCONTRABASS SAXOPHONE IS HUGE!

Fake depressed bitch: Larger than my will to live.
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Subcontractos

Hispanic contractors that hang outside of home depot.
Where's Rebecca?
She's with her dad at the home depot. They're a bunch of subcontractos
by oface10 August 25, 2010
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Subcontractor Estimating

The practice of project cost estimation based on the weight and/or thickness of the construction plans not on content. Also acompanied by the phrase: "What spec. book?"
This term transponds all fields of construction.
Estimator 1: Looks like the plans weigh 10 pounds.
Estimator 2: Alright based on subcontractor estimating this one will cost 1 Million. Send in the bid.
Estimator 1: What about the spec. book?
Estimator 2: What spec. book? Just send it in already!
by Mini Smurff May 12, 2011
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subcontrolled

To be dominated by a consciousness taking entity, be it either demon or The Holy Spirit and his adorable wife and families of the doves.
After I ran out of attempts to die in my dreams things have been subcontrolled madness.
by Hellsprung December 10, 2017
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subcontrabass tuba

A beast of an instrument. Few of these exist in the world and they mostly exist in either museums or private collections. They can easily weigh hundreds of pounds and would not be very easy to transport. They are usually in the key of 32-foot C (C 1 or CCC) or 36-foot B-flat (B-flat 0 or BBB-flat) note A and produce a powerful sound that requires a strong set of lungs. Some forms of subcontrabass tubas require two players (one for the valves, the other for blowing into the mouthpiece). Some forms have functional valves, while others don't. note B

Note A: Adolphe Sax made a 52-foot E-flat (E-flat 0 or EEE-flat) and exhibited it in 1851 in London, and in 1867 in Paris.
Note B: Some subcontrabass tubas may look like they have valves, but these are only done as an artistic choice rather than being usable.
1. One of the most famous examples of a subcontrabass tuba is the Big Carl. The Big Carl is owned by Carl Fischer Music and occasionally makes an appearance on YouTube.
2. Another example of a subcontrabass tuba is the Riesentuba. The Riesentuba is German for "giant tuba", referring to its massive size. It was used to get the fastest Flight of the Bumblebee record several times.
3. The 52-foot E-flat subcontrabass tuba made by Adolphe Sax has been missing for a very long time. It is unknown if this subcontrabass tuba will be seen again.
by Borchian October 17, 2025
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