poor dab
/ˌpʊə(ɹ)ˈdæb/noun, interjection
poor dab is spelled P-O-O-R-D-A-B: 7 letters and 2 syllables. As a noun, poor dab means “Someone to be pitied, poor thing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poor dab is poor dabs.
How many letters and syllables are in poor dab?
| Letters | 7: P-O-O-R-D-A-B |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How do you pronounce poor dab?
- UK /ˌpʊə(ɹ)ˈdæb/
- UK /pɔː ˈdæb/
- /ˌpuə ˈdab/
Poor dab has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with poor dab?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as poor dab from its last stressed vowel (/æb/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of poor dab
- poor dabs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poor dab mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone to be pitied, poor thing
interjection
- 1
poor thing
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does poor dab come from?
From poor + dab (“small child, chit; untidy woman”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).