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deely bobber

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
deely bob-ber
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A novelty headband, popular in the 1980s, with two springy antenna-like protrusions topped with small pompoms or other ornaments.

Etymology

Originally a trademark, suggested by the wife of product marketer John Minkove; it had been her schoolfriend's placeholder name for an unspecified object (thus perhaps from dealie).

Inflected Forms

deely bobbers (plural) deely bopper (alternative) deeley bobber (alternative) deeley bopper (alternative)

Questions

What does deely bobber mean?
A novelty headband, popular in the 1980s, with two springy antenna-like protrusions topped with small pompoms or other ornaments.
Where does deely bobber come from?
Originally a trademark, suggested by the wife of product marketer John Minkove; it had been her schoolfriend's placeholder name for an unspecified object (thus perhaps from dealie).

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