jobbie

English

Alternative forms

• jobby

Etymology

From job +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɔbi/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɒbi/

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɒbi

Noun

jobbie (plural jobbies)

1. (In particular Scotland, slang) Faeces; a piece of excrement.
   • 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 85:

     Ye had to watch no to step in mud or a puddle or else in jobby, dogs were aye doing jobbies, or else ye watched for broken glass.

2. (informal) A generic object; a thingy.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:thingy

   Have a look at that jobbie!

3. (UK, informal) A job, normally a task rather than a form of employment for which one is paid.

   I'll take care of the pasta jobbie, don't worry about that.

Derived terms

• do a jobbie
• jobbie jabber

 

Translations

a piece of excrement

• Czech: hovínko (cs) n

generic object, thing

• Esperanto: umo (eo) sg (informal)

See also

• shit
• shite
• shicht

Scots

Alternative forms

• jobby

Noun

jobbie (plural jobbies)

1. (vulgar) a piece of shit
2. generic object, thing

Related terms

• kiche
• tollie
• tolie