8 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KICK UP BOBSY-DIE»
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
J. BRAINE By God, you're what my old Nanny used to call a bobby-dazzler in that
dress (1959). Cf. ruby-dazzler noun. bobsy-die noun NZ A fuss; usu. in phr. to
kick up bobsy-die. 1952–. T. MCLEAN By generally kicking up bobsy-die (1960).
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
Kevin smith, lay ana Silent Bob Strike Back, p. 26, 2001 • — Gary K. Farlow,
Pnson-ese, p. 36, 2002 •• kick up bobsy-die to make a fuss NEW ZEALAND •
Been running around kicking up bobsy-die all morning. Must have a hangover, I
reckon.
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Studies in Etymology and Etiology: With Emphasis on ...
H. AFRIKAANS AND SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISH Branford 1980 treats South
African English bohaai in this way: bohaai ['b'haI] n. colloq. A disturbance, fuss,
to-do, racket: see quot. at volksleier. cf. Austral. to kick up Bobsy-die fr. Brit. slang
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David L. Gold, Antonio Lillo Buades, Félix Rodríguez González, 2009
She's the sort of girl that'll get herself pregnant and kick up bobsy-die if the bloke
doesn't want to marry her. Rose: Esme's not like that at all. Mum: Whatever you
say, dear. Now what about your father's cup of tea? You get cracking. I'll try and ...
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
kick the tin to contribute money AUSTRALIA, 1965 . < kick to the curb to break
offa relationship US, 1991. < kick up bobsy-die to make a fuss NEW ZEALAND,
1960 . < kick upstairs to promote to a higher-sounding but lessimportant position
UK, ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
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Oxford Dictionary of English
probably from BOB1 + STAYZ. bobsy-die /,bDbZI'dAI/ > noun [mass noun] dialect
& NZ a great deal of fuss or trouble: she'll kick up bobsy-die later. — ORIGIN early
19th cent.: contraction of earlier Bob'sa-dying. bobtail > noun a docked tail of a ...
"And how's that wonderful piece of magic going to be performed? I suppose you'
re going to say Open Sesame and walk out?" I considered the point. "No," I said, "
but I'm going to kick up bobsy-die if I don't get out." She ridiculed the whole idea.
... I.W.W. International Workers of the World jabber and jaw chatter and idle talk
jawsmith talkative person jerry chamber pot John hop rhyming slang for 'cop' or
policeman J.T. John Thomas, euphemistic name for penis kick up bobsy-die
make ...
