different between bobby vs blobby

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?bi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b?bi/
• Rhymes: -?bi

Etymology 1

From the given name of Sir Robert Peel, who established London’s police force.

Noun

bobby (plural bobbies)

1. (Britain, slang) A police officer.
2. (Britain, slang) A railway signaller.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:police officer

Translations

See also

• peeler

References

Etymology 2

Noun

bobby (plural bobbies)

1. (Scotland, slang) A penis.
2. (MLE) Cocaine.
3. A calf that is slaughtered in its first month, usually because it has no mother or because it is undersized or otherwise defective.
4. A banana that is extra small in size.

English

Etymology

blob +? -y

Adjective

blobby (comparative blobbier, superlative blobbiest)

1. Similar in shape to blobs; amorphous in appearance; partially irregular in appearance like bubbles.
   • 1953, C. S. Lewis, The Silver Chair, Collins, 1998, Chapter 10,

     They were of all sizes, from little gnomes barely a foot high to stately figures taller than men. […] There were long, pointed noses, and long, soft noses like small trunks, and great blobby noses.

   • 2004, Isaac V. Kerlow, The Art of 3D: Computer Animation and Effects, John Wiley & Sons ?ISBN, page 130

     The magnitude of the attraction force of blobby elements is usually defined by their volume […] In an animation, blobby surfaces are dynamic and constantly regenerate as they move in and out […]

Derived terms

• blobbily
• blobbiness
• Blobbygate
• Blobbymania

Translations

Anagrams

• bobbly