Dub Explained

The terms dub, dubs, or dubbing commonly refer to:

• Accolade (also known as dubbing), a central act in rite of passage ceremonies conferring knighthood
• Dub music, a subgenre of reggae music
• Dubbing, a post-production process used in filmmaking and video production

Dub, dubs, or dubbing may also refer to:

Arts and media

Literature

• Dub poetry, a form of performance poetry consisting of spoken word over reggae rhythms
• Dub (magazine), a North American magazine covering the urban custom car culture

Music

• Dubbing (music), transfer or copying of previously recorded audio material from one medium to another
• The Dubs, American 1950s doo-wop vocal group
• "Dub", a song by Yeat from 2 Alive (2022)

Other uses in arts and media

• The Dub, a lost 1919 American silent comedy film

Sports

• Dublin GAA, known by fans as "The Dubs", an Irish Gaelic football team
• The Dubuque Dubs, a Dubuque, Iowa minor league baseball team from 1906 to 1915
• Dubs, the live mascot of the Washington Huskies athletic teams
• The Golden State Warriors, a National Basketball Association team nicknamed "The Dubs"

Places

• Dub (Hadžići), a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Dub (Rogatica), a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Dub, Travnik, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Dub (Prachatice District), a market town in the Czech Republic
• Dub, Kotor, a village in Montenegro
• Dub, Tomaszów Lubelski County, a village in Poland
• Dub (Bajina Bašta), a village in Serbia
• Dub, Arkansas, an unincorporated community in the United States

People

Medieval period

• Dub Calgaid mac Laidcnén (died 769), King of the Uí Cheinnselaig of South Leinster
• Dub Dá Leithe mac Tomaltach (died 816), King of Uí Maine
• Dub Lémna ingen Tighearnáin (died 943), Queen of Ireland
• Dub, King of Scotland (died 967), King of Alba
• Dub Chablaigh ingen Cathal (died 1009), Queen of Ireland
• Dub dá Leithe (died 1064), Abbot of Armagh
• Máel Dub (died 675), Irish monk
• Amlaíb Dub, Olaf the Black (died 1237), sea-king who ruled the Isle of Man and parts of the Hebrides

Modern era

• Dub (nickname), a list of people nicknamed "Dub" or "Dubs"
• Dubs (surname), a list of people surnamed Dubs
• Gene Dub (born 1943), Canadian architect and former politician
• Dub FX, stage name of Australian street performer and musician Benjamin Stanford (born 1983)
• A person from Dublin, Ireland (slang term)

Abbreviations

• Deubiquitinating enzyme, essential component of the ubiquitin-proteasome system
• Down Under Bowl, annual high school football competition in Australia
• Dubitative mood, an epistemic grammatical mood found in some languages
• Dublin Airport, Ireland – IATA airport code
• Dysfunctional uterine bleeding, a medical condition
• Post-nominal letters for a graduate of the University of Dublin, Ireland

Other uses

• "Dub", a shortened name for the letter W
• DUB (cuneiform), a sign in cuneiform writing
• Dub (wheel), an automobile wheel or rim that is twenty or more inches in diameter
• Dubbing (poultry), the procedure of removing the comb, wattles and sometimes earlobes of poultry
• Dübs and Company, a locomotive works in Glasgow, Scotland

See also

• Dub-Indrecht mac Cathail (died 768), King of Connacht
• Doubs, a department in the Franche-Comté region of France
• Doubs (river) in eastern France
• Dubbin, a wax product used to soften, condition and waterproof leather
• Dubbins, a surname
• U-dub (disambiguation), nickname of several American universities whose names start with the letter W