bobbery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A squabble; a tumult; a noisy disturbance.
intj
  1. Oh dear! Alas! Good lord!

Word forms

bobbery bobberies

Etymology

Uncertain; occurs earliest in British thieves' cant and Chinese Pidgin English, as well as extensively throughout British dialect. In origin, unrelated to the Anglo-Indian exclamation.

Related words

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