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  • bobby dazzler
    bobby dazzler
    noun
    a person or thing that is outstanding or excellent.
  • bobby-dazzler
    bobby-dazzler
    noun
    anything outstanding, striking, or showy, esp an attractive girl

bobby dazzler

American  

noun

British and Australian Slang.

  1. a person or thing that is outstanding or excellent.

bobby-dazzler British  

noun

  1. dialect anything outstanding, striking, or showy, esp an attractive girl

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Etymology

Origin of bobby dazzler

First recorded in 1865–70; apparently generic use of Bobby

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