Meanings
- idiomaticinformalpluralplural onlyA random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and items.
“Finished the last one at three this morning, apart from bits and bobs and poppers. Quite frankly, I'm dead!”
1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 1243 more examples
Me and Dad would go to auctions and buy bits and bobs, then we'd oldify them — a sup of tea on a map, an ancient frame on a new picture.
2009, Nuala Ní Chonchúir, Nude, →ISBN, page 35For she was still greatly bothered by the magicky sight in one of her eyes. It made her see Faeries and their bits and bobs of magic everywhere: […]
2013, Rosalind Kerven, Faeries, Elves and Goblins: The Old StoriesFor handspinners looking to use bits and bobs of their precious yarn, or knitters of all stripes interested in building their own colorwork patterns, these cards are a wonderful window into colorwork possibilities.
2026, Erika Zambello, “Designing On the Go with Doodle Decks”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 10Synonyms: odds and ends, dribs and drabs
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and items.
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bits and bobs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bits%20and%20bobs
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