Noun: bobby bó-bee
Usage: Brit, informal
Usage: Brit, informal
- A member of a police force
"it was an accident, bobby";
- police officer, officer, plod [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: bobbies
Type of: law officer, peace officer
Part of: Bill [Brit, informal], boys in blue [informal], constabulary, fuzz [informal], law, Old Bill [Brit, informal], police, police force, polis [UK, dialect, informal], the fuzz [informal]
Encyclopedia: Bobby, The Petrol Boy