Dub

A "dub" in sports is a victory for a player or team. The term comes from the pronunciation of "W" (double u), a single-letter abbreviation people often use to refer to a win. It became popular in the late 2010s among athletes and fans.

You may hear or see people use dub in sports-related contexts online, in messages, and in person. For example, an athlete may exclaim in a TV interview, "Bout to go get that dub!" Or, an Eagles football fan may lament on X, "we had that dub in our hands before smith fumbled it away. :("

Use of dub outside of sports

In some cases, you may see or hear people use dubs outside of sports to refer to personal victories. For example, if someone snags an attractive romantic partner or gets a job promotion, their friends may declare, "Let's go celebrate your dub tonight!"