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Wobbler
noun, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who or that which wobbles.
- 2 something that wobbles wordnet
- 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 A stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface.
- 5 A case that could go either way depending on factors that cannot be controlled. colloquial
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- 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
- 7 A fishing lure made to resemble a prey fish and that wobbles in the water; plug, minnow.
- 8 A sudden unexpected outburst of anger or rage; a tantrum. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang
- 9 a Salafi. British, Ireland, derogatory, slang
- 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"
- 11 The end of the roll in a roller mill for shaping steel.
- 12 A boiled leg of mutton.
Etymology
From wobble + -er.
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