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Jellybys

Jellybys is the plural of Jellyby.

Meaning of Jellyby

Noun

Jellyby (plural Jellybys or Jellybies)

  1. A philanthropist who cares only for people in distant regions, or people away from their own household.
    • My mother, devoted to music, was a Jellyby. Strictly brought up, straight backed, never careless of her person, but still as to her children, a Jellyby.1992, Bernard Shaw, Rebecca Swift, Letters from Margaret: correspondence between Bernard Shaw and Margaret Wheeler 1944-1950

Questions about Jellybys

What is Jellybys the plural of?
Jellybys is the plural of Jellyby.

Words near Jellybys in the dictionary

  1. Jellybies
  2. jellybrain
  3. jellybrains
  4. jellybush
  5. Jellyby
  6. Jellybys
  7. jellycoat
  8. jellycoats
  9. jellycopter
  10. jellycopters
  11. jellyfish

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