plural libs
Definition of lib
(Entry 1 of 2)
2
informal
a
: a politically liberal person : liberal entry 2 sense c
The reason Obama keeps tilting left is that so many independents have dumped him and he has almost no chance of getting them back. So energizing libs for a massive turnout is his next-best hope.— Michael Goodwin
b
Lib; plural Libs
: a member or supporter of a Liberal political party : liberal entry 2 sense b
Like their Labor counterparts, many young Libs found willing political patronage and slipped seamlessly onto the payrolls of MPs and some eventually entered Parliament themselves, to play politics on a bigger field.— George Morgan
lib
abbreviationDefinition of lib (Entry 2 of 2)
1
liberal
2
librarian, library
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The first known use of lib was in 1970
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