deely bobber

English

Alternative forms

  • deely bopper, deeley bobber, deeley bopper

Etymology

Originally a trademark, suggested by the wife of product marketer John Minkove; it had been her schoolfriend's placeholder name for an unspecified object (thus perhaps from dealie).

Noun

deely bobber (plural deely bobbers)

  1. A novelty headband, popular in the 1980s, with two springy antenna-like protrusions topped with small pompoms or other ornaments.
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