feeb

Clipping of feeble-minded.

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feeb (plural feebs)

1. (US, slang) Someone who is feeble-minded; an idiot.
   • 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage, published 1993, page 128:

     ‘Everybody that knows anything about me knows that I wouldn't hurt a feeb.’

   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 285:

     “Eeeyynnhh, too many feebs to deal with over the years, I guess—oh I'm sorry, hope I'm not offending—”

feeb (countable and uncountable, plural feebs)

1. Alternative form of Feeb (“FBI agent”)
   • 1979, James Mills, The Truth about Peter Harley, page 19:

     I ignored the bait until she said she couldn't understand why Harley had wanted to be a drug agent instead of "a feeb."

   • 1990, Robert Coram, America's Heroes, page 135:

     When Lance was introduced, he held out his hand toward the feeb and said, “Hi, I'm current occupant:” The FBI agent was so nervous about the chopper flight he never noticed.

   • 2014, Don Pendleton, Oblivion Pact:

     “Surrender, feeb! Only I can save her!” Kegan boasted, firing short bursts from his weapon about randomly.

feeb

1. Alternative form of Feeb (“FBI”)
   • 1994, William Gately, Yvette Fernández, Dead Ringer, page 214:

     This feeb supervisor here says he's shuttin' this case down at two o'clock, which means putting the dope on the street without the money, even if they can get it together.

   • 2008, Eghosa Imasuen, To Saint Patrick, page 189:

     Your presence is requested in the feeb liaison office by my boss, Agent Jinadu.

   • 2010, Max Salt, Harold's World, page 41:

     It's rare, but sometimes he encounters skepticism in the cops he works with—cops who had a feeb profiler forced on them by their superiors, and perceive this as a vote of no confidence in their own abilities.

   • 2012 February 28, Noel Murray, “Justified: “The Man Behind The Curtain””, in AV Club:

     This week, Stephen Tobolowsky and Max Perlich join the party: the former as a “feeb” agent warning Raylan away from the latter, who’s playing Detroit crime prince Sammy Tonin.

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