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wobbler

noun wobblers

  1. One who or that which wobbles.
  2. A person who remains undecided, and may ultimately align with either position. Towns fell to him like so many houses of cards; and the fall of each town represented not only an accession to the prestige of the Royalist commander but a physical accession of strength as the wobblers flocked to the successful army.
  3. A stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface.
  4. colloquial A case with an indeterminate outcome, contingent upon factors beyond the parties' control.
  5. colloquial A class of crime that can be charged as a lower penalty or a higher penalty, e.g. a crime punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony at the discretion of the prosecutor.
  6. A fishing lure made to resemble a prey fish and that wobbles in the water; plug, minnow.
  7. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang A sudden unexpected outburst of anger or rage; a tantrum.

    Similar: hissy fit, wobbly, tantrum

  8. Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang A Salafi.
  9. A small publicity notice which appears to float at eye level, being attached to a fixture by a flexible arm. A wire "Wobbler" holds a card for counter display
  10. The end of the roll in a roller mill for shaping steel.
  11. A boiled leg of mutton.

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noun fishing lure made to resemble a prey fish and that wobbles in the water

Русскийво́блер vóbler

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@misc{wobbler_2026,
  title = {wobbler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wobbler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}