bobby

¹ American  

[bob-ee] / ˈbɒb i /

noun

British Informal.

plural

bobbies

1. a policeman.

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Bobby ² American  

[bob-ee] / ˈbɒb i /

Or Bobbie

noun

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

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bobby British  

/ ˈbɒbɪ /

noun

1. informal a British policeman

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Etymology

Origin of bobby

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

Example Sentences

He met his wife, Mary Lou, in 1956, brunette and pretty, wearing bobby socks at a fraternity mixer at Michigan State.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024

But Schwartz told me that he sees even this kind of damage most often when people use bobby pins or small spatulas to clean their ears.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2023

“It’s hard to believe there’s bobby pins, a cap and a full head of her own hair under the wig,” McDonald said as he pointed to a photograph of LuPone wearing it.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2022

I think there’s tape, safety pins and bobby pins all behind that brooch holding it together.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2022

My mother wears her hair pinned back at the sides with bobby pins, so her ears are visible from the back.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood