Dealybob

[Bethany K. Dumas]

On Wed, 5 Nov 2003, Michael Quinion wrote:

>subscriber asks about the meaning and origin of "dealybob". I assume
>from context that it's one of those hand-waving terms for something

I've never seen it spelled that way - here, it is one of those two-pronged
thingies that one wears on one's head - the thingies wave about. We had
them for the World's Fair (ca. 1981), and I see them at large parties.

Bethany