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单词 mebbe
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mebbeadv.

Brit. /ˈmɛbi/, U.S. /ˈmɛbi/
Forms:

α. 1800s mebbee, 1800s meeby, 1800s– mebbe, 1800s– me'bbe, 1800s– mebby, 1800s– med-be, 1900s– mebee; English regional (northern) 1800s– mebbie, 1800s– mevvy; Scottish 1800s mibly (irregular), 1800s– mebbe, 1800s– mebbie, 1800s– mibbe, 1900s– mebby, 1900s– mibbee, 1900s– mibby; Irish English 1800s– mebbe, 1800s– mebby, 1900s– mibby; U.S. 1800s meb-be, 1800s– mebbe, 1800s– mebby.

β. English regional (northern) 1800s– mebbies, 1800s– mebbys, 1800s– mevvies; Scottish 1800s– mebbes, 1900s– mebbies, 1900s– mibbes, 1900s– mibbies.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: maybe adv.
Etymology: Variant of maybe adv., with simplification of the diphthong of the first syllable.
colloquial and regional.
= maybe adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [adverb] > perhaps
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yes-no1898
yimkin1925
ja-nee1937
1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words 136 Mebby, mebbys.., perhaps, probably. It may be.
a1828 T. Bewick Howdy & Upgetting (1850) 11 A House-fuh of Bayrnes an Mebbies but a tehuhm cubbard for them.
1843 T. Wilson Pitman's Pay i. v. 99 We mebbe be awd worsels.
1844 ‘J. Slick’ High Life N.Y. I. vi. 65 Mebby I'll mention where I got them.
1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous vii. 147 Don't want nothin', 'less, mebbe, an anchor that'll hold.
1906 W. Churchill Coniston i. x. 119 Mebbe I be, and mebbe I hain't.
1910 R. Brooke Let. 8 June (1968) 240 Jacques'll be here about then, mebbe.
1926 C. Van Vechten Nigger Heaven 4 Her daddy done come home widout writin'... Ah doan mean mebbe.
1961 S. Chaplin Day of Sardine vii. 148 We're goin' to the pictures and mebbe afterwards we'll fill up with some fish and chips.
1984 P. Barker Blow your House Down xi. 67 It'll mebbe wear loose.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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