bobbery

American  

[bob-uh-ree] / ˈbɒb ə ri /

noun

plural

bobberies

1. a disturbance; brawl.

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bobbery British  

/ ˈbɒbərɪ /

noun

1. Also called: bobbery pack.  a mixed pack of hunting dogs, often not belonging to any of the hound breeds

2. informal a noisy commotion

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adjective

1. informal noisy or excitable

Etymology

Origin of bobbery

First recorded in 1810–20, bobbery is from Hindi bāp re “O father!”

Example Sentences

Massa Saunders make trebble bobbery if we lose dat.”

From Nic Revel A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land by Groome, William H. C.

Kicked up the most delightful bobbery that had ever been witnessed!

From Is He Popenjoy? by Trollope, Anthony

I'll bet a wager there'll be a bobbery in the pig-sty before long, for they are ripe for mischief.

From Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 by Marryat, Frederick

“Yes, sir,” answered the seaman, “we’ve been and drubbed the Monsieurs; but there are still two on ’em below kicking up a bobbery.

From True Blue by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The latter was the individual who fell, who played the copperhead in Eden, and has been kicking up such a bobbery ever since.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various