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bobsy-die
(bobsy-die)
Pronunciation:
/ˌbɒbzɪˈdʌɪ/
noun
[
mass noun
]
dialect
&
NZ
a great deal of fuss or trouble:
she’ll kick up bobsy-die later
Origin:
early 19th century
: contraction of earlier
Bob's-a-dying
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