bobble

Meaning

Noun

1. A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
2. Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie
3. (informal) A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes).
4. A localized set of stitches forming a raised bump.
5. A wobbling motion.

Verb

1. To bob up and down.
2. To make a mistake in.
3. To roll slowly.
4. To mishandle a ball.
5. To use the bobble stitch.

Synonyms

bollix

mishandle

bollocks

muff

botch

flub

fluff

foul up

fuck up

fumble

screw up

bumble

spoil

bungle

ball up

bollix up

bollocks up

botch up

louse up

blow

bodge

mess up

muck up

pulverize

ravage

ruin

smash

abolish

wreck

unmake

blight

defect

demolish

destroy

destruct

devastate

disrupt

do away with

efface

erase

error

fault

flaw

go

imperfection

kill

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lapse

mar

mistake

murder

pompom

pompon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɒbəl/

Etymology

* (noun): from bob + -le (diminutive suffix).
* (verb): from bob + -le (frequentative suffix).
Compare bauble.