bobbery

[ bob-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural bob·ber·ies.

1. a disturbance; brawl.

bobbery

/ ˈbɒbərɪ /

noun

1. Also calledbobbery pack a mixed pack of hunting dogs, often not belonging to any of the hound breeds
2. informal.
   a noisy commotion

adjective

1. informal.
   noisy or excitable

Word History and Origins

Origin of bobbery¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bobbery¹

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

Example Sentences

Silver (my first charger) was very bobbery as usual, and it took a good half-hour to persuade him to enter his truck.

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The latter was the individual who fell, who played the copperhead in Eden, and has been kicking up such a bobbery ever since.

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You see, he has the run of all the rows they have had there, and every bobbery that has been kicked up since the Christian era.

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This mongrel collection is known as 'the Bobbery Pack,' and forms a certain adjunct to every assistant's bungalow in the district.

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Why did you want to kick up a bobbery, when everything was so nice and peaceful?

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