Definitions for Bobby
ˈbɒb iBob·by

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. bobby(noun)

   an informal term for a British policeman

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1. bobby(Noun)

   A police officer.

2. bobby(Noun)

   A railway signaller.

3. Bobby(ProperNoun)

   A diminutive of the male given name Robert.

   It was a real irritation to Robert's parents to hear Adeline call him Bobby. They tried to intimate their disapproval by pronouncing his name very distinctly when they addressed him.

   Etymology: Bob +‎ -y

4. Bobby(ProperNoun)

   A diminutive of the female given name Roberta.

   Etymology: Bob +‎ -y

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1. Bobby(noun)

   a nickname for a policeman; -- from Sir Robert Peel, who remodeled the police force. See Peeler

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1. Bobby

   Bobby is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Emilio Estevez and stars an ensemble cast. The screenplay is a fictionalized account of the hours leading up to the June 5, 1968 shooting of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy in the kitchen of The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles following his win of the 1968 Democratic Party presidential primaries in California.

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1. bobby

   Song lyrics by bobby -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by bobby on the Lyrics.com website.

Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bobby

   The nickname of a policeman, after Sir Robert Peel, to whom the introduction of the modern police system was due.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Bobby' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3651

How to pronounce Bobby?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Bobby in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bobby in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bobby in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Bobby in a Sentence

1. Evan Thomas:

   Nixon's paranoia went up a great deal after he lost in 1960, partly because he felt the Kennedys had used dirty tricks to defeat him, he felt the Kennedys were better at dirty tricks than he was in 1960. And he was probably not wrong about that. The Kennedys played hardball. And [his brother] Bobby Kennedy was probably smarter about dirty tricks in 1960 than Richard Nixon was. I say that having written a biography of Bobby Kennedy.

2. Gordon Ramsay:

   We’re gon na do the most amazing live cook-off against a chef I’ve grown up and admired for many years, he keeps on refusing to go against me. You may not have heard of him, but his name is Beat Bobby Flay . ''.

3. Made:

   Ricky I don't know why we don't get a drink ... sittin inside this place. Bobby I promised Chloe we'd come here Ricky She doesn't even know where the hell she is, Bob. She'd have more fun if we were at Bodners. She could play the triva game like she likes it, or the little racing game thing she does. Bobby She's a little girl, little girl's don't like to go to bars. Ricky We had fun, we went to bars when we were kids ... met all the different people, right ...remember Slimmy

4. Gary Hinman:

   I'm very angry and disappointed with the justice system, i don't understand why you would let someone out who has committed such a gruesome crime. Do you want Bobby Beausoleil walking down the street next to you ? This is a matter of public safety.

5. Connie Francis:

   My letters were for sale on eBay, i said to my secretary, ‘No matter what they cost, I want my letters to Bobby back. Bid the highest for them.’ But it seems like there was a girl named Laura Rice who... no matter what was bid on, she had last dibs... She always had the final bid. So she got all the letters.

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