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