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dobber.

Alternative form of dauber (“marker pen used for bingo cards”).

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Alternative form of dauber (“marker pen used for bingo cards”).

    alt-of · alternative
  2. A member of the working class in Scotland or Ireland who is seen as undereducated, with poor taste, especially in clothes, and poor social skills.

    UK · derogatory
  3. One who dobs (someone) (informs against them or implicates them to authority).

    Australia · UK · derogatory
    Nikki is such a dobber, she told the teacher that I hit Karen in the playground.
  4. Any small electronic device that plugs directly into a larger one, such as a wireless scoring system in fencing or a USB mass storage device.

    UK · informal
  5. A large marble.

    Ireland · UK · dialectal
  6. A float (as used by an angler).

    US · regional
  7. Spirit, pluck, self-esteem.

    US · broadly · figuratively · regional
  8. A dabchick.

  9. A part of a planter.

    rare
  10. A penis, especially a relatively large one.

    Ireland · Northern-England · Scotland · UK · especially · slang
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