herbert
see also: Herbert
Pronunciation
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈhɝbɚt/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈhɜːbət/
Noun

herbert (plural herberts)

  1. (slang, punk subculture) A working-class youth.
    • 2007, Bobby Smith, Margaret Oshindele-Smith, One Love Two Colours
      Because of my appearance, I was accosted by a couple of spotty herberts on the way […]

Herbert
Pronunciation
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈhɝbɚt/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈhɜːbət/
Proper noun
  1. A male given name. In modern use partly transferred back from the surname.
    • 1989 David Leavitt: Equal Affections. ISBN 0-670-821977 page 215:
      Herbert, Sydney, Milton, Seymour. You know, all the time I was growing up I thought those were the most ordinary Jewish first names, until someone pointed out that they were British last names. I guess to my great-grandparents those names must have sounded so modern, so sophisticated, so - non-Eastern European. And now they're just Uncle Miltie, Uncle Sy, Uncle Herb. Do other people have Uncle Donne and Uncle Wordsworth?
  2. Surname
    • ~1593 William Shakespeare: Richard III: Act V, Scene III:
      And you, Sir Walter Herbert, stay with me.
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