bobby

¹

[bob-ee]

noun

British Informal.

plural

bobbies 

1. a policeman.

Bobby

²

Or Bob·bie

[bob-ee]

noun

1. a first name, often a form of Robert or Roberta.

bobby

/ ˈbɒbɪ /

noun

1. informal,  a British policeman

Word History and Origins

Origin of bobby¹

1835–45; special use of Bobby, for Sir Robert Peel, who set up the Metropolitan Police system of London in 1828

Word History and Origins

Origin of bobby¹

C19: from Bobby after Sir Robert _Peel , who, as Home Secretary, set up the Metropolitan Police Force in 1828

Example Sentences

“It’s a visual of innocence for this girl to wear these grown-up shoes with a heel, and then pair them with these youthful bobby socks,” he explained of Dorothy.

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“And the bobby replies, ‘There’s no Quinzy in the Directory of Judges, is what I’m saying.’

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Each morning I’d get up, unfasten the bobby pins that held my pin curls in place, and get dressed.

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Scrappy Marie from Glasgow was edged out by Lulu, with her chipmunk smile, sculpted hair and bobby socks.

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So, with pressures on real police growing, is there room for private firms to help ease the load - or do so-called "private bobbies" blur the lines between police and profit?

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