dirt dauber

n. slang. a Southern term for a wasp who makes his nest out of clay or a dirty or nasty person.

ex. After the kids came in from playing, momma said they looked like a bunch of dirt daubers.

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Don't Get your dauber down

- for one to get ones "dauber down" is when someone is depressed about something menial. The expression is normally said by a friend, parent, teacher, or coach as a slightly humorous way of telling the subject to cheer up.

Joe- Misses the field goal in practice for the second time in a row

Coach- Now c'mon now Joe, "don't get your dauber down"

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