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Definition of bobby - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
- The bobby chased the thief down the alley..
2.
train controlDated UK railway signaller in British and Irish contextsDated UK
- The bobby ensured the trains ran smoothly.
3.
- They were caught with bobby in their possession.
4.
- He made a joke about his bobby.
Expressions with bobby
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small metal hairpin with flat, tight prongs for holding hair
She used a bobby pin to keep her hair up.
police officer patrolling a specific area
The bobby on the beat greeted the shopkeepers every morning.
ankle-length socks worn by girls and young women
She wore bobby socks with her poodle skirt to the 50s-themed dance.
ankle-length socks popular in the 1940s and 1950s
She wore bobby sox with her saddle shoes.
attractive or excellent thing or person
That new car is a real bobby-dazzler.
adolescent girl from the 1940s wearing bobby socks
She dressed like a bobby-socker for the retro party.
Origin of bobby
Latin, barbarus (foreign) + -y (suffix)
Terms with bobby included in their meaning
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recording title
song by Bobby Pickett
Bobby Kennedy
brother of JFK, US statesman
1940s fashion
adolescent girl from the 1940s wearing bobby socks
historical fashion
teenage girl in the 1940s and 1950s wearing bobby socks
Examples of bobby in a sentence
A friendly bobby helped the lost tourist. The bobby waved as the train passed by. A veteran bobby shared stories of the old railway days. He was arrested for selling bobby on the street. Bobby was found hidden in their apartment. He accidentally zipped his bobby in his pants.
She giggled at the mention of his bobby.
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- French:policier, aiguilleur, ...
- German:Bobby, Zuglotse, ...
- Italian:poliziotto britannico, segnalatore ferroviario, ...
- Spanish:policía británico, señalero, ...
- Portuguese:polícia britânico, sinalizador, ...
- Chinese:警察, 铁路信号员, ...
- Japanese:イギリスの警官, 信号手, ...
- Arabic:شرطي بريطاني, عَامِل إِشَارَات, ...
- Hebrew:שׁוֹטֵר בְּרִיטִי, פָּקִיד אִתּוּת, ...
- Russian:полицейский, сигналист, ...
- Ukrainian:боббі, сигналіст, ...
- Hindi:सिपाही, बॉबी, ...
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