bobbery

== English == === Etymology 1 === Uncertain; occurs earliest in British thieves' cant and Chinese Pidgin English, as well as extensively throughout British dialect. In origin, unrelated to the Anglo-Indian exclamation. ==== Noun ==== bobbery (plural bobberies) (dated) A squabble; a tumult; a noisy disturbance. ===== Derived terms ===== bobbery pack === Etymology 2 === Alteration of Hindi बाप रे (bāp re, “O father!”). ==== Interjection ==== bobbery (Anglo-Indian, obsolete) Oh dear! Alas! Good lord! ===== Related terms ===== bobbery-bob === References ===