bobbery
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bobbery¹
Where it comes from
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.
noun bobberies
- A squabble; a tumult; a noisy disturbance. bobbery: a disturbance.
bobbery²
Where it comes from
Alteration of Hindi बाप रे (bāp re, “O father!”).
interjection
- Oh dear! Alas! Good lord! Thus the British and Colonial Courts are comparatively empty compared with the Indian Court and jewellery room, which are invariably crowded - so much so that special precautions have to be taken with regard to the latter, only a few being admitted at a time, and they stare at gaudy pictures and gli
