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pobody's nerfect

pobody's nerfect phrase: spoonerism of nobody's perfect.

Phrase

pobody's nerfect

  1. (humorous) Spoonerism of nobody's perfect
    • They may suggest the wearers’ tastes in companionships, such as I’m With Stupid, or, Pobody's Nerfect. Fashion, like T-shirts, inevitably communicates the mood of a unique era.1979, 1979 LaGrange High School Yearbook, LaGrange, Georgia, United States: LaGrange High School, page 168
    • A. J. circled around to sit next to him on the bench. Like Dave, he wore a bathing suita nd a colorful T-shirt, but A. J.’s shirt said, “Pobody’s Nerfect.”1982, Scott Pinzon, Splendini!, Zondervan Publishing House, →ISBN, page 55

Origin of pobody's nerfect

Humorous malapropism of nobody's perfect, coined in the 1970s.

Questions about pobody's nerfect

What does pobody's nerfect mean?
Pobody's nerfect means spoonerism of nobody's perfect.
What part of speech is pobody's nerfect?
Pobody's nerfect is a phrase.

Words near pobody's nerfect in the dictionary

  1. Poblacion XI
  2. poblano
  3. poblanos
  4. Poblete
  5. Pobletes
  6. pobody's nerfect
  7. Poboru
  8. poboy
  9. poboys
  10. pobs
  11. POC

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