deely bobber

== English == === Alternative forms === deely bopper, deeley bobber, deeley bopper === Etymology === Originally a trademark, suggested by the wife of product marketer John Minkove; it had been her schoolfriend's placeholder name for an unspecified object (thus perhaps from dealie). === Noun === deely bobber (plural deely bobbers) A novelty headband, popular in the 1980s, with two springy antenna-like protrusions topped with small pompoms or other ornaments.