bobbery

[ bob-uh-ree ]

/ ˈbɒb ə ri /

noun, plural bob·ber·ies.

a disturbance; brawl.

Nearby words

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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