Wobbler

noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who or that which wobbles.
  2. 2
    something that wobbles wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who is undecided, and might go to either side.

    "Towns fell to him like so many houses of cards; and the fall of each town represented not only an accession to the prestige of the Royalist commander but a physical accession of strength as the wobblers flocked to the successful army."

  4. 4
    A stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface.
  5. 5
    A case that could go either way depending on factors that cannot be controlled. colloquial
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  1. 6
    A class of crime that can be charged as a lower penalty or a higher penalty, e.g. a crime punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony at the discretion of the prosecutor. colloquial
  2. 7
    A fishing lure made to resemble a prey fish and that wobbles in the water; plug, minnow.
  3. 8
    A sudden unexpected outburst of anger or rage; a tantrum. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang
  4. 9
    a Salafi. British, Ireland, derogatory, slang
  5. 10
    A small publicity notice which appears to float at eye level, being attached to a fixture by a flexible arm.

    "A wire "Wobbler" holds a card for counter display"

  6. 11
    The end of the roll in a roller mill for shaping steel.
  7. 12
    A boiled leg of mutton.

Etymology

From wobble + -er.

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