Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emu bob

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
emu bob
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A task assigned to a group of people, especially schoolchildren or army recruits, where they move around an area and pick up rubbish from the ground.

Australian usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any activity which involves repetitive bending down over a wide area, such as searching for clues relating to somebody's disappearance.

Australian usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The motion of the people repeatedly bending down and standing up is likened to emus bobbing their head as they forage on the ground.

Usage

Inflected Forms

emu bobs (plural)

Synonyms

emu parade emu patrol

Questions

What does emu bob mean?
A task assigned to a group of people, especially schoolchildren or army recruits, where they move around an area and pick up rubbish from the ground.
Where does emu bob come from?
The motion of the people repeatedly bending down and standing up is likened to emus bobbing their head as they forage on the ground.

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