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freebie

noun
/ˈfɹiːbi/

Etymology

From free + -b- (epenthetic) + -ie or free + -bie.

  1. inherited from *priHós✻
  2. inherited from *frijaz✻
  3. inherited from *frī✻
  4. inherited from frēo
  5. inherited from free
  6. formed as freebie — “free + -bie”

Definitions

  1. Something which is free

    Something which is free; a giveaway or handout.

    • I didn't buy a thing, but they were handing out some neat freebies and samples.
    • I had seen its first show when it was a freebie, but I thought it made multiples in general look silly – no one changes clothes THAT much!

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for freebie. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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