ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bobby

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbɒbi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bobby is a noun meaning (British, Ireland, Australia, slang) A police officer.

Meaning

(British, Ireland, Australia, slang) A police officer.

More Meanings

  1. (British, Ireland, Australia, slang) A railway signaller.
  2. (Scotland, slang) A penis.
  3. (MLE) Cocaine.
  4. A calf that is slaughtered in its first month, usually because it has no mother or because it is undersized or otherwise defective.
  5. A banana that is extra small in size.

Example Sentences

My kids like bobby bananas, but they're in plastic.
The following is the Victorian code of practice as it refers to the welfare of bobby calves.
All bobby calves must be fed as close as possible to, and at least within 6 hours of, the time of transportation.
If I am wrong, and if Lessingham’s wrong, how do you explain his extraordinary insistence on taking it inside the cab with him, which the bobby describes?

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