Etymology

bobbery-bob

Today it means: Oh dear! Alas! Good lord! Full definition →

Hindi बाप रे बाप
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  1. Hindi · derived fromबाप रे बाप“Father oh father!”
  2. English todaybobbery-bob

An alteration of Hindi बाप रे बाप (bāp re bāp, “Father oh father!”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.