the burbs

plural noun

US, informal

: the area around a city in which many people live : the suburbs

They bought a house in the burbs.

Examples of the burbs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Okay, that’s what goes on in the burbs. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026

Also, too, that the spectacular boredom of the burbs wrought a complementary spiritual and social inertia. — Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026

Forget cities, Americans are heading to the burbs. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025

The gems in the burbs These days, a lot of Corsica, especially in the summer, can be a tourist trap. — Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for the burbs

• disturbs
• curbs
• forbs
• herbs
• serbs
• verbs