Jobbie

Pronunciation

• Scotland IPA: /ˈdÊ’É”bi/
• UK IPA: /ˈdÊ’É’bi/
• Rhymes: -É’bi

Alternative forms

• jobby

Origin

From job + -ie.

Full definition of jobbie

Noun

1. (Scotland, slang) Faeces; a piece of excrement.
• 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, p. 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. Generic object, thing."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