: suburb
usually used in plural

Examples of burb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The defending Super Bowl champs and the San Francisco 49ers are out in the ‘burbs, safely tucked away in Henderson, Nevada, far, far away from the Strip. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024 Therefore, Mark, who still listens to music on a boombox, would have been living way out in the ’burbs since the financial crash of 2008. Anna Pook, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2023 Alderman said there’s precedent, such as the New York Jets and New York Giants playing in East Rutherford, N.J. A bunch of other teams play in the ’burbs. Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023 As is well-documented, the pandemic prompted more Americans to fall out of love with cities, with the ‘burbs enjoying the latest of their many revivals, Pew Research Center found. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2023 Loving it in the northern burbs with very little AC use so far! Molly Robey, Washington Post, 11 June 2023 Wags used to say that out in the ’burbs, names memorialized the things construction had displaced, so the Oaks at Fox Chase was a place that had no oaks and no foxes. John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 May 2023 My eye-opening foodie road trip through the 'burbs Sneak peek: From Covalt Station to Fifty West to Little Miami Brewing ... Is dining in the suburbs getting better than ever? Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2023 The Idaho burb was the No. 1 metro area in the most recent ranking. Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2021

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Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of burb was in 1971

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Cite this Entry

“Burb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burb. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

burb

noun
: suburb sense 2
usually used in plural
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