Dub

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Dub, Dubs or dubbing may refer to:

Places

Music

  • Dub (music), a sub-genre of reggae music
  • Dubbing (music), transfer or copying of previously recorded audio material from one medium to another
  • The Dubs, an American vocal group from the 1950s
  • Dubstep, a genre of electronic dance music
  • Lip dub, a type of music video that combines lip syncing and audio dubbing
  • Overdubbing, adding supplementary recorded sound to a previous recording

Film and television

  • Dubbing (filmmaking), post-production process in which additional or supplementary recording occurs
  • Dub localization, altering the dubbed translation of a foreign language film or television series to further adapt it for a "local" audience
  • Dubbing dramaturge, a profession in the movie industry

Literature and publishing

  • DUB Magazine, covering the urban custom car culture
  • Dubplate, a preliminary pressing of a record
  • Dub poetry, a form of performance poetry consisting of spoken word over reggae rhythms

People

  • Dub dá Leithe (died 1064), Abbot of Armagh
  • Dub FX (born 1983), Australian street performer and studio recording artist
  • Dub Jones (American football) (born 1924), American professional football player
  • Dub of Scotland (d. 967), King of Alba
  • Dub Robinson (c. 1920–1987), former tennis coach at Louisiana State University
  • Dub Taylor (1907–1994), Walter Taylor, Jr., American actor
  • Will "Dub" Jones (1928–2000), American bass vocalist
  • Adolph Dubs (1920–1979), U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan
  • Alf Dubs, British politician and former Member of Parliament
  • Jakob Dubs (1822–1879), Swiss politician
  • Jamie Dubs, founder of Know Your Meme and one of the producers of Star Wars Uncut

Abbreviations

Other uses

  • 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
  • Dublin GAA, Gaelic football team
  • W, shortened name for the 23rd letter of the Latin Alphabet
  • Accolade (also known as dubbing), central act in rite of passage ceremonies conferring knighthood
  • The Dubs, a nickname for the Golden State Warriors

See also

  • Dübs and Company, a locomotive works in Glasgow, Scotland
  • Henry Dübs (1816–1876), German-born British businessman and engineer
  • Dubbin, a wax product used to soften, condition and waterproof leather
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