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English
Etymology
From bob + -ish.
Adjective
bobbish (comparative more bobbish, superlative most bobbish)
- (UK, slang, dated) hearty; in good spirits
1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, , published 1853, →OCLC:"The pigs is well," said Mr. Squeers, "the cows is well, and the boys is bobbish. Young Sprouter has been a-winking, has he? I'll wink him when I get back."
1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 47, in The History of Pendennis. , volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, , published 1849–1850, →OCLC:“How do you do, Mr. Huxter,” the Prince of Fairoaks said in his most princely manner—“I hope you are very well.”
“Pretty bobbish, thanky.”
Derived terms
References
- 1887, Thomas Darlington, The Folk-Speech of South Cheshire (page 124)