pretty bobbish
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Pretty well (in spirits and health), from bob, as in the phrase bear a bob above.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “pretty bobbish” mean?
Pretty well (in spirits and health), from bob, as in the phrase bear a bob above.
Is “pretty bobbish” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.