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Entry · Saturday, May 16, 2026

The contrabass tuba, in majestic repose, surveys its dominion over the sonic landscape.

Plate XXXVI., The contrabass tuba, in majestic repose, surveys its dominion over the sonic landscape.

Photo by Samuel Ramos on Unsplash

Tuba, Contrabass

/TOO-buh, CON-tra-bass/  n.
  1. 1. A wind instrument of considerable girth, often described as a brass behemoth with a voluminous bell, especially when viewed astern in raking light.
  2. 2. colloq. An orchestral fixture that does not simply play low notes, but rather plants them with seismic authority.
In a sentence,

"The band marched on, led by a contrabass tuba so thiccc that its resonance could reroute parades. The streets resounded in submission."

Etymology,

From Italian 'tuba', meaning 'trumpet', and Latin 'contrabassus', meaning 'below the bass'. This instrument's name is a polite understatement.

instrument

Frequently asked

Is a contrabass tuba thiccc?

Yes. Tuba, Contrabass is a catalogued Thiccctionary entry, ruled on May 16, 2026 and filed in the Musical Instruments section. Every subject in the catalogue has cleared the editorial bar for girth.

What makes a contrabass tuba thiccc?

An orchestral fixture that does not simply play low notes, but rather plants them with seismic authority.

Is "thiccc" spelled with three c's?

Yes. The Thiccctionary house spelling uses three c's, distinguishing the editorial register from the colloquial "thicc" (two c's) and standard "thick" (one c).

Sources

  1. Photograph by Samuel Ramos, via Unsplash. Catalogued under plate XXXVI.
  2. Direct ruling URL: thiccctionary.com/is/tuba-thiccc/ — the shareable "Is a tuba thiccc?" page.
  3. Cross-reference: Thiccctionary A-Z, T.
  4. Catalogued under: Musical Instruments. See related entries below.
  5. Editorial review: pending objection from the Senior Cataloguer's office.

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