That's a Real Bobby-Dazzler!

July 17th, 2006

Our British term of the day:

Bobby Dazzler

I heard it on Bargain Hunt this weekend. David Dickinson was commenting on a sparkly ring that one contestant purchased and said, "That's a real bobby dazzler!" My ears pricked up immediately—there's a word I must use!

The Oxford English Dictionary traces the use of bobby-dazzler back to 1891. A quick web search (and David's use) indicate it refers to something striking or excellent.

Your challenge: to use "bobby dazzler" in a sentence today. Make your language sparkle!

P.S. Your Bobby Dazzler trivia: There is a shop in Canada called Bobby Dazzler, and in 1977, there was a Bobby Dazzler TV show in Australia.

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