Definitions

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  • verb informal, transitive To cut off the penis of (a man).

Etymologies

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From the surname of John Wayne Bobbitt, whose wife cut off his penis during his sleep.

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Examples

  • John Wayne Bobbitt Remember… the guy who got his little bobbitt hacked off by his wife?

    2008 June 22 « XUP 2008

  • John Wayne Bobbitt Remember… the guy who got his little bobbitt hacked off by his wife?

    2008 June « XUP 2008

  • Remember… the guy who got his little bobbitt hacked off by his wife?

    Where Are They Now? « XUP 2008

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    Katie Buckland: In Defense of Kate Gosselin -- A Feminist Perspective 2009

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    Katie Buckland: In Defense of Kate Gosselin -- A Feminist Perspective 2009

  • Da’or, a singer known for his high voice, petitioned the court after translators rendered “let’s bobbitt him” into na’aseh lo ma’aseh David Daor - “let’s David Da’or him,” which the singer claimed linked his name with emasculation.

    The Trouble With Translations… | Jewschool 2004

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  • Sinclair Lewis's classic rumination on the intrinsically emasculating nature of life in the bourgeoisie.

    January 28, 2008