holibobs

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Noun

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holibobs pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, humorous) Holidays.
    • 2011, Grace Dent, 04: Lost in Ibiza: Lost in Ibiza, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
      Those bloody hippies want us all to stay indoors and only go on our holibobs to places we can walk to!
    • 2012, Miranda Hart, Is It Just Me?, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
      Because surely one of the best things about being an adult must be holidaying on your own. Going on holibobs with your parentals is just horrifico.
    • 2015 September 2, Marina Hyde, “World Cup 2018: Michel Platini and co have to tackle Vladimir Putin”, in The Guardian:
      A mixed bag of sports-based news from Russia. First, manscaped president Vladimir Putin has released a set of high-camp photos of him working out on holibobs with his toy prime minister Dmitry Medvedev.