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jobbie

UK/ˈdʒɒbi/

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Scotland/ˈdʒɔbi/

jobbie noun: faeces; a piece of excrement.

Noun

jobbie (plural jobbies)

  1. (slang, particularly Scotland) Faeces; 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. (informal) A generic object; a thingy.
    • Have a look at that jobbie!
    Synonyms:
    Sorted by number of Google hits, widget, hickey, gizmo, thingy, gimmick, thingie, jigger, gismo, gubbins
  3. (UK, informal) A 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.

Synonyms of jobbie

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Forms of jobbie

pluraljobbies
alternative formjobby

Origin of jobbie

From job + -ie.

Words formed from jobbie

Phrases with jobbie

Words that rhyme with jobbie

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Questions about jobbie

What does jobbie mean?
Jobbie means faeces; a piece of excrement.
What part of speech is jobbie?
Jobbie is a noun.
How do you pronounce jobbie?
Jobbie is pronounced /ˈdʒɔbi/ (Scotland).
What is the plural of jobbie?
The plural of jobbie is jobbies.

Words near jobbie in the dictionary

  1. jobbernowl
  2. jobbernowls
  3. jobbers
  4. jobbery
  5. jobbes
  6. jobbie
  7. jobbie jabber
  8. jobbie jabbers
  9. jobbies
  10. jobbing
  11. jobbing backwards

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