ceebs

English

From the pronunciation of the letters CB, from the start of various acronyms such as CBA (“can't be arsed”), CBB (“can't be bothered”).

ceebs (invariable)

(Australia, UK, colloquial) Cannot be bothered.
- 2018 June 26, Mason, Melissa, “Beauty Products For Hot Messes With Zero Time For Looking After Themselves”, in Pedestrian‎, archived from the original on 30 August 2018:
  "Okay I’m following on the extremely pricey Dyson with this cheapie – when I’m lazy and ceebs filling my entire eyebrows in with colour, I use this guy."

ceebs (plural not attested)

(Australia, UK, colloquial) An activity for which one has little or no enthusiasm. Often accompanied by a size qualifier to signify the magnitude of the apathy.
- 2014 July 30, El♡ (@_ElyPheasant), “El♡ on Twitter”, in Twitter‎, archived from the original on 30 August 2018:
  "Don't understand why people wear make up on holiday, it's such a ceebs"
(Australia, UK, colloquial, often preceded by "the") A humorous, fictional "illness" caused by a lack of enthusiasm for an activity.
- 2012 August 19, cam smith (@sexenheimer), “cam smith on Twitter”, in Twitter‎, archived from the original on 30 August 2018:
  "I've got a major case of the ceebs as regards making breakfast. If it was really that important I'd be bothered, right? [sic]"

ceebs

(Australia, UK, colloquial) An expression of a lack of enthusiasm for an activity.
"So, the essay's tomorrow… if you want to pass, you'll have to study tonight." "Ceebs!"