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bob·by

noun \ˈbä-bē\
plural bobbies

Definition of BOBBY

British
: police officer
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Examples of BOBBY

  1. a bobby on his beat
  2. <asked a passing London bobby for directions>

Origin of BOBBY

Bobby, nickname for Robert, after Sir Robert Peel, who organized the London police force
First Known Use: 1844

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Synonyms
officer [British], bull [slang], constable [chiefly British], cop, copper, flatfoot [slang], fuzz, gendarme, lawman, policeman, police officer, shamus [slang]

Rhymes with BOBBY

cobby, dobby, globby, hobby, knobby, lobby, nobby, Sabi, snobby, swabbie

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