Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jobbie

/ˈdʒɒbi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: job-bie
IPA: /ˈdʒɒbi/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Faeces; a piece of excrement.

Slang

noun

A generic object; a thingy.

Informal

noun

A job, normally a task rather than a form of employment for which one is paid.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"Ye had to watch no to step in mud or a puddle or else in jobby, dogs were aye doing jobbies, or else ye watched for broken glass."
"Have a look at that jobbie!"
"I'll take care of the pasta jobbie, don't worry about that."

Etymology

From job + -ie.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdʒɒbi/

Usage

Slang
Informal
British usage

Inflected Forms

jobbies (plural) jobby (alternative)

Derived Forms

freakjob

Phrases

do a jobbie jobbie jabber

Frequently Paired Words

shit shite shicht

Synonyms

Sorted by number of Google hits widget hickey gizmo thingy gimmick thingie jigger gismo gubbins whatsit thingamajig

Rhymes With

bobby lobby hobby robby dobby snobby nobby knobby cobby blobby gobby jobby

Questions

How do you pronounce jobbie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʒɒbi/.
What does jobbie mean?: Faeces; a piece of excrement.
Where does jobbie come from?: From job + -ie.

How to pronounce jobbie

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