deely bobber

noun

A novelty headband, popular in the 1980s, with two springy antenna-like protrusions topped with small pompoms or other ornaments.

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Meanings

noundeely bobber (plural deely bobbers)

plural deely bobbers · alternative deely bopper · alternative deeley bobber · alternative deeley bopper

  1. A novelty headband, popular in the 1980s, with two springy antenna-like protrusions topped with small pompoms or other ornaments.

Origin

Originally a trademark, suggested by the wife of product marketer John Minkove; it had been her schoolfriend's placeholder name for an unspecified object (thus perhaps from dealie).

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APA

deely bobber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deely%20bobber

MLA

“deely bobber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deely%20bobber. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deely bobber,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deely%20bobber.

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