bishy barnabee

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bishy barnabee

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Thought to be from Bishop Barnaby.

noun bishy barnabees

  1. Norfolk, UK, archaic, dialectal A ladybird. On finding a ladybird, a girl would place it on the back of her hand and gently blow it away after reciting the rhyme: Bishy, bishy Barnabee Tell me when my wedding will be, […]

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@misc{bishy_barnabee_2026,
  title = {bishy barnabee},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bishy%20barnabee},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}