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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDrabble
/ˈdræb.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A extremely short piece of fiction that is precisely one hundred words in length.
"She submitted a sci-fi drabble to the online flash fiction contest."
- 1
To write a short story or piece of flash fiction consisting of exactly one hundred words.
"He loves to drabble during his lunch break, challenging himself with unexpected prompts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the late 20th century, the term originated in British science fiction fandom, specifically popularized by the Birmingham Science Fiction Group. It derives from a joke in the 1987 book 'The Sixties' by Monty Python member Terry Jones, where writing a very short story was defined as a game called a 'drabble' requiring exactly 100 words.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Drabble" is said worldwide
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drabble
Transliteration: drabble
"Elle a écrit un drabble de cent mots pour le défi."
Drabble
Transliteration: Drabble
"Ein Drabble ist eine Geschichte mit genau hundert Wörtern."
drabble
Transliteration: drabble
"Ha pubblicato un drabble sul suo blog letterario."
drabble
Transliteration: drabble
"Escribió un drabble perfecto de exactamente cien palabras."
drabble
Transliteration: drabble
"O desafio da semana era criar um drabble emocionante."
ड्रैबल
Transliteration: drabala
Script: ड्रैबल सौ शब्दों की एक लघु कहानी है।
"उसने प्रतियोगिता के लिए एक ड्रैबल लिखा।"
微型小说
Transliteration: wēixíng xiǎoshuō
"这篇微型小说正好有一百个字。"
드래블
Transliteration: deuraebeul
"그 작가는 정확히 백 단어로 된 드래블을 완성했다."
ドラブル
Transliteration: doraburu
"彼女は100字のドラブルをコンテストに応募した。"
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