jobbie

plural jobbies · alternative jobby

1. slangparticularly ScotlandFaeces; a piece of excrement.

   Ye had to watch no to step in mud or a puddle or else in jobby, dogs were aye doing jobbies, or else ye watched for broken glass.

   2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 85

2. informalA generic object; a thingy.

   Have a look at that jobbie!

   Synonyms: Sorted by number of Google hits, widget, hickey, gizmo, thingy, gimmick, thingie, jigger

3. UKinformalA job, normally a task rather than a form of employment for which one is paid.

   I'll take care of the pasta jobbie, don't worry about that.