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bobsy-die

bobsy-die |ˌbɒbzɪˈdʌɪ | ▶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's-a-dying.

 

Oxford Dictionary

bobsy-die

bobsy-die |ˌbɒbzɪˈdʌɪ | ▶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's-a-dying.