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BOBBY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bobby mean?
• BOBBY (noun)
The noun BOBBY has 1 sense:
1. an informal term for a British policeman
Familiarity information: BOBBY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An informal term for a British policeman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("bobby" is a kind of...):
officer; police officer; policeman (a member of a police force)
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