bobolee
bobolee noun: an effigy of Judas Iscariot that is attacked as part of the Good Friday celebration in Trinidad.
Noun
bobolee (plural bobolees)
- An effigy of Judas Iscariot that is attacked as part of the Good Friday celebration in Trinidad.
- Elias, dem police beat mih like if ah was a Good Friday bobolee.1992, Michael R. Als, No Half a Loaf, page 30
- Good Fridays were unremarkable except for the hot-cross buns that Aunty Sue used to bake, and the drive to Point Fortin to look for Good Friday bobolees.2000, Jennifer Franco, When the Ti-Marie closes, page 74
- One who is easily deceived or taken advantage of.
Examples of bobolee in a sentence
- “Bobolee” bands were popular around the 1860s and were ensembles of men and women from the poorer neighborhoods of Port of Spain.2012, Angela Smith, Steel Drums and Steelbands: A History, page 36:
- Eric wanted to know if Christmas was the time when people made a bobolee.2014, Cecil Gray, “A Gift For Eric”, in Cecil Gray, editor, Perspectives: A Course in Narrative Comprehension and Composition for Caribbean...
Forms of bobolee
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Questions about bobolee
- What does bobolee mean?
- Bobolee means an effigy of Judas Iscariot that is attacked as part of the Good Friday celebration in Trinidad.
- How do you use bobolee in a sentence?
- “Bobolee” bands were popular around the 1860s and were ensembles of men and women from the poorer neighborhoods of Port of Spain.
- What part of speech is bobolee?
- Bobolee is a noun.
- What is the plural of bobolee?
- The plural of bobolee is bobolees.
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