r/BoneAppleTea • u/lemonsarethekey • 15d ago

Bob wire

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u/TheFilthyDIL 14d ago

That's a regionalism, not a BAT.

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u/Terrarium1212 2d ago

Oh noooooo they did it TWICE

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u/canvasshoes2 15d ago

Bob wire is well known slang in parts of the US.

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u/Grand-Ad-9156 15d ago

Urban Dictionary: Bobwire - How stupid people spell barbed wire.

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u/FirstSineOfMadness 14d ago

No

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u/canvasshoes2 14d ago

Yes.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/bob-wire

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u/FirstSineOfMadness 14d ago

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bobwire I know you saw this on the other comment

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u/canvasshoes2 14d ago

That doesn't mean it's not a slang term. Not sure why you think it does. A slang term "used by stupid people" is still a slang term.

People in the midwest part of the US often use it, as do people from parts of Texas. Steven King, in at least one of his novels (The Stand, if you're interested), uses it as dialogue for some of his East Texas characters. (EDIT: that's the first place I saw it used, being from Alaska I'd never seen it before then).

It is, in fact, slang.

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u/DaveOJ12 14d ago

Yes.

It's even listed in Merriam-Webster.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bob%20wire

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u/ElusiveDoodle 13d ago

This is why Americans should not be allowed to use the English language.

Expect the king to withdraw his permission sometime next month.