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bobowler

What does bobowler mean?

A big moth. Specifically the dinner-plate hairy ones that bomb your living room the second you open a window in July. Beloved Brummie word, often weaponised to scare younger siblings.

"Shut the winda — there's a bobowler the size of a sparrer in here."

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What does bobowler mean?
A bobowler is a massive moth — the kind that ruins a summer evening flapping around the lights.
How do you use bobowler in a sentence?
"Shut the window, there's a great bobowler trying to get in."
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