bobbery

[ bob-uh-ree ]

/ ˈbɒb ə ri /

noun, plural bob·ber·ies.

a disturbance; brawl.

Words nearby bobbery

bob wire, boba tea, bobadilla, bobbejaan, bobber, bobbery, bobbie, bobbin, bobbin and fly frame, bobbin and joan, bobbin lace

Origin of bobbery

First recorded in 1810–20, bobbery is from the Hindi word bāp re O father!

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Examples from the Web for bobbery

This mongrel collection is known as 'the Bobbery Pack,' and forms a certain adjunct to every assistant's bungalow in the district.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier|James Inglis
Skunks will often prove a great bother, as they take all kinds of bait and kick up no end of a "bobbery" when caught.
Fox Trapping|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
I durst not ask either father or mother after the bobbery we've had.
Olla Podrida|Frederick Marryat
The latter was the individual who fell, who played the copperhead in Eden, and has been kicking up such a bobbery ever since.
Continental Monthly , Vol V. Issue III. March, 1864|Various

The tall fellow denied it, and there was a devil of a bobbery.
Jacob Faithful|Captain Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for bobbery

bobbery

/ (ˈbɒbərɪ) /

noun plural -beries

Also called: bobbery pack a mixed pack of hunting dogs, often not belonging to any of the hound breeds

informal a noisy commotion

adjective

informal noisy or excitable

Word Origin for bobbery

C19: from Hindi bāp re, literally: oh father!

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