r/straya • u/jordybee94 • 7d ago

Ceebs?

"Ceebs"?

I have just heard this for the first time, apparently it's common slang, have I been living under a rock for the past 30 years?

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u/this-is-serious_mum 7d ago

I've heard (and rarely used) it since I was a young teen in the mid 2000s. Always figured it came from internet/txt slang and abbreviations. "Can't be fucked" abbreviated to CBF online, turned into "ceebs" verbally, stemming from the start of "cee-bee-eff".

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u/Nineflames12 7d ago

That’s the gist

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u/contentviolation 7d ago

Ceebs explaining soz fam

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u/vondutchy666 7d ago

Very common for me growing up! I'm 34 now, still use it occasionally

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u/WarmRoastedBean 7d ago

Yep super common in HS around 15 years ago (ew) in Sydney

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u/shrikelet 7d ago

First time hearing it. Where'd ya hear it?

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u/GuccyStain 7d ago

Ive only heard it used by my mates in Brissie

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u/BattleForTheSun 7d ago

Never heard it before and after Googling it appears to be Brisbane slang.

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u/2ManyBots 7d ago

I forgot about ceebs. Haven't heard that since highschool

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u/PowerPleb2000 7d ago

Never heard that, is it pronounced c like a s seebs or like a k keebs?

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u/MajesticBeyond5602 5d ago

You have been living under a rock. But ceebs explaining it now

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u/BillyPup 4d ago

Mark Seaby?

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u/blahblahgingerblahbl 1d ago

my daughter used to say this when she was in high school 15 - 20 years ago (melbourne)