A fork of Rural Dictionary
1. (noun)
A shorter way of saying "suburb".
Lately the word is I don't fuck with the burbs. - Obie Trice
a colloquial shortening of suburb. usually plural. connotes a stereotypical, sometimes negative suburban lifestyle.
We just moved to the burbs last week, but I've already traded in my Volkswagen for a gas-guzzling SUV and gotten in a fight at my kid's soccer game.