Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hobby bobby

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
hob-by bob-by
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A special constable.

British usage; Slang

Usage

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Questions

What does hobby bobby mean?
A special constable.

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