(UK, slang, dated) Hearty; in good spirits.
(UK, slang, dated) Hearty; in good spirits.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(vulgar, Northern England, slang) Something that is rubbish, useless, nonsense.
(UK, slang, dated) A schoolboy who does not take part in sports.
(Lancashire, Manchester, slang) crap, rubbish, something worthless or nonsensical.
A cheerful, childlike British-Irish term for holidays or vacation time. The '-bobs' suffix adds a playful, diminutive quality that makes the word sound like something a toddler might say — which is precisely why adults use it ironically or affectionately. It shows up constantly on British social media when people announce they're going on holiday, conveying that mix of excitement and self-aware goofiness that defines a lot of British internet humour.