Etymology

bobbery

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Hindi बाप रे
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bobbery · noun1

Uncertain; occurs earliest in British thieves' cant and Chinese Pidgin English, as well as extensively throughout British dialect. In origin, unrelated to the Anglo-Indian exclamation.

bobbery · interjection2

  1. Hindi · derived fromबाप रे“O father!”
  2. English todaybobbery

Alteration of Hindi बाप रे (bāp re, “O father!”).

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