holibobs

holibobs

English

Noun

holibobs pl (plural only)

1. (Britain, 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", 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.