Dobber

Dobber

Dobber may refer to:

  • Dirt dobber, a wasp that builds its nest from mud
  • Dobber (merchandise), shirts, jeans, and license plates associated with Glenn Dobbs
  • Bob Lanier (basketball), (born 1948), nicknamed The Dobber, a retired American professional basketball player
  • 'Dobber' is the name of the horse who played "Bad Horse" in Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.
  • Dobber, a marker for marking cards at a bingo hall also known as a dibber.
  • Dobber, Used in Scotland as a slang word referring to the male genitalia.
  • Dobber is a derogatory Australian term for somebody who reports people to the authorities for (usually minor or socially acceptable) wrongdoings.

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  • dobber — ☆ dobber [dä′bər ] n. [< Du dobber] Dial. the float on a fisherman s line …   English World dictionary

  • Dobber — Dob ber, n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Dabchick}. [1913 Webster] 2. A float to a fishing line. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dobber — (Seew.), so v.w. Ankerboje …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • dobber — Dabchick Dab chick (d[a^]b ch[i^]k ), n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; called also {dapchick}, {dobchick},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dobber — noun a) A tool used to play Bingo Nicky is such a dobber, she told the teacher that I hit Karen in the playground. b) A member of the working class in Scotland who is seen as under educated; to have poor taste, especially in their choice of… …   Wiktionary

  • dobber — Someone who is acting dumb, stupid, silly. Lifted from a TV show. Quit being such a dobber …   Dictionary of american slang

  • dobber — Someone who is acting dumb, stupid, silly. Lifted from a TV show. Quit being such a dobber …   Dictionary of american slang

  • dobber — Noun. 1. A penis. 2. An idiot, a contemptible person. 3. Something very large. E.g. I ve never seen a pizza so big, it was a real dobber, and we could only eat half of it between six of us. Northern use 4. An informer, a teller of tales. From dob …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • dobber — /ˈdɒbə/ (say dobuh) noun Colloquial an informer; telltale. Also, dobber in. {dob + b + er1} …  

  • dobber-in — /dɒbər ˈɪn/ (say dobuhr in) noun (plural dobbers in) → dobber …  

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