(UK, dialect) bread and milk given to babies or people who are unwell.
(UK, dialect) bread and milk given to babies or people who are unwell.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(British, colloquial, of a person) Who enjoys frequenting public houses.
(UK, slang) A special constable.
(UK, informal) A fat person.
A cheerful, childlike British-Irish term for holidays or vacation time. The '-bobs' suffix adds a playful, diminutive quality that makes the word sound like something a toddler might say — which is precisely why adults use it ironically or affectionately. It shows up constantly on British social media when people announce they're going on holiday, conveying that mix of excitement and self-aware goofiness that defines a lot of British internet humour.
(British) The practice of frequenting pubs.