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bobble

bob·ble [ bóbb'l ]


noun  (plural bob·bles)
Definition:
 
mistake: a mistake or blunder ( informal )



verb  (past and past participle bob·bled, present participle bob·bling, 3rd person present singular bob·bles)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb move up and down: to move, or cause something to move, quickly and repeatedly up and down

2. transitive verb handle clumsily: to handle clumsily something such as a ball when playing a game, or to do something ineptly ( informal )

[Early 19th century. Probably <bob1]
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