"deely bobber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deely bobbers [plural]
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). Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} 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. Categories (topical): Headwear

Inflected forms

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