Meanings
plural bobby-dazzlers · alternative bobby dazzler · alternative bobbydazzler
- AustralianBritishinformalAn attractive or excellent thing or person.
1 more example
Suddenly she appeared in the inner doorway rather shyly. She had got a new cotton blouse on. Paul jumped up and went forward. "Oh, my stars!" he exclaimed. "What a bobby-dazzler!" She sniffed in a little haughty way, and put her head up. "It's not a bobby-dazzler at all!" she replied. "It's very quiet."
1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 6”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLCSynonyms: beautiful person
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn attractive or excellent thing or person.
Origin
From bobby + dazzler. Unknown. Originated in 19th century in the dialects of Lancashire and Yorkshire.
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