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bobbery
12016-05-23T10:33:45-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1422Glossaryplain2016-05-31T01:25:44-04:00Sarita Mizinf3227efb2a3c20c94b23681a0d509e36b12805e9Hobson-Jobson has an entry for "bobbery" defining it as "a noise or a disturbance." It came into common usage through Sino-English pidgin from the Portuguese "babare."