bobbery

American  

[bob-uh-ree] / ˈbɒb ə ri /

noun

plural

bobberies

1. a disturbance; brawl.

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bobbery British  

/ ˈbɒbərɪ /

noun

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

2. informal a noisy commotion

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adjective

1. informal noisy or excitable

Etymology

Origin of bobbery

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

Example Sentences

But what was the whole bobbery about, he kept putting to himself, for there was no open war with any of the tribes?

From The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier by Mitford, Bertram

At last he came, looking somewhat ill, for we were crossing the Gulf of California, and Boreas and Neptune had been elevating Robert, or in plainer English, "Kicking up a bobbery," all night long.

From Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story by Randolph, Paschal Beverly

I tell you wat, I’se gib him goss if um kick up any bobbery wid me!”

From The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea by Schonberg, J.

I'll bet a wager there'll be a bobbery in the pig-sty before long, for they are ripe for mischief.

From Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 by Marryat, Frederick

But do not raise a bobbery, If hard-up preachers glean their shelves And take the credit to themselves.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 21, 1892 by Various