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bobby

noun bob·by \ˈbä-bē\
plural bobbies

Definition of BOBBY

British
:  police officer
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Origin of BOBBY

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

Related to BOBBY

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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6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bobby
  2. bobby pin
  3. bobby sock
  4. bobby-sock
  5. bobby socks
  6. bobby-soxer
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