tr.v. rib·bled, rib·bling, rib·bles
1. a. To cheat one's employees.
b. To withhold income of employees using flimsy excuses.
2. To bring under control erring employees.
Middle English, from Old English ribb.
'I have enough of this company's ribbling tactics! I quit!', exclaimed Kendra after the company's announcement informing her that her income is withheld due to her wearing a miniskirt for work.
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rib·ble
{rib-uhl}
noun, verb, -bled, -bling.
–noun
1. a small, mildly disorderly crowd; huddle.
2. the ribble, the common people: The well to do held the ribble in quasi contempt.
-verb
1. a meek rallying cry. To be used in the place of "rabble" when the crowd is not large enough or enthusiastic enough to warrant the superlative form: Hey let's ribble up a crowd and go protest the prices of local produce!
2. the diminutive form of rabble
Hey guys you wanna grab a beer down at Checkmate tonight? Ribble ribble. Anybody?
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Dave, you Ribbler, take those gloves off and finish basting the turkey, Tiny Tim's due round any second
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To grind the bones and/or veins of ones hand or foot over a hard object.
Ouch I just ribbled my foot over that metal bar.
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A group of individuals that are disorderly with repeated anger and foolishness that is hard to be controlled by anyone
I am sick and tired of all this Ribble Rabble in my community
This is how you quote someone who is talking shit all the time. It is derived from what the hamburglar used to say in McDonald's ads.
Wack MCs are talkin shit all the time, "Ribble rabble robble."