(Lancashire, Manchester, slang) crap, rubbish, something worthless or nonsensical.
Which are also lovely! I do miss big nonsense days at a hotel in a nice dress though - with or without the attached Catholic Bobbins
Can someone explain to me like I’m 5 why we have to hand wind bobbins and sewing machines can’t just be designed to use the a spool of thread as a bobbin? Or have bobbins hold as much as a spool of thread?
(Lancashire, Manchester, slang) crap, rubbish, something worthless or nonsensical.
Don't take this the wrong way, my friend, but I've never heard such complete and utter bobbins in all my life.
Bobbins means: crap, rubbish, something worthless or nonsensical.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Bobbins means: crap, rubbish, something worthless or nonsensical.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
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bobbins means: crap, rubbish, something worthless or nonsensical.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“Which are also lovely! I do miss big nonsense days at a hotel in a nice dress though - with or without the attached Catholic Bobbins”
“Can someone explain to me like I’m 5 why we have to hand wind bobbins and sewing machines can’t just be designed to use the a spool of thread as a bobbin? Or have bobbins hold as much as a spool of thread?”
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(vulgar, Northern England, slang) Something of poor quality.