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bobby

1 American  
[bob-ee] / ˈbɒb i /

noun

British Informal.

plural

bobbies

  1. a policeman.

Bobby 2 American  
[bob-ee] / ˈbɒb i /
Or Bobbie

noun

  1. a first name, often a form of Robert or Roberta.

bobby British  
/ ˈbɒbɪ /

noun

  1. informal a British policeman

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Etymology

Origin of bobby

1835–45; special use of Bobby, for Sir Robert Peel, who set up the Metropolitan Police system of London in 1828

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