bishy barnabee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

British usage; Archaic

"On finding a ladybird, a girl would place it on the back of her hand and gently blow it away after reciting the rhyme: Bishy, bishy Barnabee Tell me when my wedding will be, […]"
"“Bishies...bishy barnabees, them's called hereabouts. Some say the name is ladybird, but them's more likely to be eaten by a bird.”"

Thought to be from Bishop Barnaby.

bishy barnabees (plural)

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