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jobbies

jobbies is the plural of jobbie.

Meaning of jobbie

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.

Questions about jobbies

What is jobbies the plural of?
Jobbies is the plural of jobbie.

Words near jobbies in the dictionary

  1. jobbery
  2. jobbes
  3. jobbie
  4. jobbie jabber
  5. jobbie jabbers
  6. jobbies
  7. jobbing
  8. jobbing backwards
  9. jobbing house
  10. jobbing houses
  11. jobbing printer

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