wobbly

adj, noun — 4 senses

wobbly

adjalso spelled Wobbly

UK /ˈwɒb(ə)li/ · US /ˈwɑb(ə)li/

Etymology From wobble + -y.

1

Unsteady and tending to wobble.

wobbly bridge
wobbly chair

2 more examples

wobbly movement
wobbly table

Derived terms: wobbly boots, wobbly cat syndrome, wobbly egg, wobbly hedgehog syndrome, wobbly pop

wobbly

noun

Etymology From wobble + -y.

1

Alternative Alternative spelling of Wobbly.

2

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, Colloquial A wobbler; a fit of rage; a tantrum.

Derived terms: chuck a wobbly, throw a wobbly

Wobbly

noun

Etymology Unknown

1

A member of the Industrial Workers of the World, a militant, radical labor union.

The gray man didn’t think I had any right to the card I had showed him, nor to the other one I had mentioned. He didn’t think I was a good wobbly. As chief muckademuck of the I. W. W. in Personville, he considered it his duty to get the low-down on me, and to not let himself be pumped about radical affairs while he was doing it.1929, Dashiell Hammett, chapter 1, in Red Harvest:
I drew myself up taller. I gave a beautiful account of my career with the Wobblies.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 318:

Related terms: IWW

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