jobbie

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Etymology

From job +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

Noun

jobbie (plural jobbies)

  1. (In particular Scotland, slang) Faeces; a piece of excrement.
    • 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 85:
      Ye had to watch no to step in mud or a puddle or else in jobby, dogs were aye doing jobbies, or else ye watched for broken glass.
  2. (informal) A generic object; a thingy.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:thingy
    Have a look at that jobbie!
  3. (UK, informal) A job, normally a task rather than a form of employment for which one is paid.
    I'll take care of the pasta jobbie, don't worry about that.

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Scots

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Noun

jobbie (plural jobbies)

  1. (vulgar) a piece of shit
  2. generic object, thing