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bobbasheely

bobbasheely noun: a good friend.

Noun

bobbasheely (plural bobbasheelies)

  1. (US, rare, Gulf states dialects) A good friend.
    • He kissed her cheek. She could feel for herself how cold and sweaty her skin was. 'Lucy you darling bobbasheely,' he coaxed her, 'there's nothing for you to be afraid of. Nothing! It's the naturalest thing in the world. And I love you, there's no question about that.'1990, Graham Masterton, Empress, page 96

Verb

bobbasheely

  1. (US, rare, Gulf states' dialects) To hang out with (friends).

Forms of bobbasheely

pluralbobbasheelies

Origin of bobbasheely

From Choctaw itibapishili (“(he or she is a) sibling, friend; (we) nursed together”), from itibapishi (“sibling, friend, one who was nursed together with (someone)”), from iti (“each other”) (compare Creek eta (“the same; oneself; in compounds: joined, two, each other”)) + iba (“with”) + pishi (“suckle”) (compare Creek pese, epese (“(her) breast”)). The English term was first used in print in 1962 in Faulkner's The Reivers.

Questions about bobbasheely

What does bobbasheely mean?
Bobbasheely means a good friend.
What part of speech is bobbasheely?
Bobbasheely can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of bobbasheely?
The plural of bobbasheely is bobbasheelies.

Words near bobbasheely in the dictionary

  1. bobbar
  2. bobbared
  3. bobbaring
  4. bobbars
  5. bobbasheelies
  6. bobbasheely
  7. bobbatlu
  8. bobbe
  9. bobbed
  10. bobbed under
  11. bobbed up

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