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noun
1.
a short, jerky motion: a bob of the head.
verb (used with object)
2.
to move quickly down and up: to bob the head.
3.
to indicate with such a motion: to bob a greeting.
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Bob up
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
verb (used without object)
Verb phrase4.
to make a jerky motion with the head or body.
5.
to move about with jerky, usually rising and falling motions: The ball bobbed upon the waves.
6.
bob up, to emerge or appear, especially unexpectedly: A familiar face bobbed up in the crowd.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
bob
"short hair," 1680s, attested 1570s in sense of "a horse's tail cut short," from earlier bobbe "cluster" (as of leaves), mid-14c., a northern word, perhaps of Celtic origin (cf. Ir. baban "tassel, cluster," Gael. babag). Used over the years in various senses connected by the notion of "round, hanging
EXPANDmass," e.g. the meaning "weight at the end of a line" (1650s). The hair sense was revived with a shift in women's styles early 20c. (verb 1918, noun 1926). Related words include bobby pin, bobby socks, bobsled.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
bob up
Appear suddenly or unexpectedly. For example, I didn't know anyone in the group until Harry bobbed up. This term uses the verb bob in the sense of "to bounce," a usage dating from Chaucer's day. [Late 1800s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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