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deely bobber

deely bobber noun: a novelty headband, popular in the 1980s, with two springy antenna-like protrusions topped with small pompoms or other ornaments.

deely bobber: a novelty headband, popular in the 1980s, with two springy antenna-like protrusions topped with...
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Noun

deely bobber (plural deely bobbers)

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

Forms of deely bobber

pluraldeely bobbers
alternative formdeely bopper
alternative formdeeley bobber
alternative formdeeley bopper

Origin of deely bobber

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).

Questions about deely bobber

What does deely bobber mean?
Deely bobber means a novelty headband, popular in the 1980s, with two springy antenna-like protrusions topped with small pompoms or other ornaments.
What part of speech is deely bobber?
Deely bobber is a noun.
What is the plural of deely bobber?
The plural of deely bobber is deely bobbers.

Words near deely bobber in the dictionary

  1. deel
  2. deeldough
  3. Deeley
  4. Deeleys
  5. deels
  6. deely bobber
  7. deely bobbers
  8. deely bopper
  9. deely boppers
  10. deem
  11. deem'd

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