Meaning of bobolee | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An effigy of Judas Iscariot that is attacked as part of the Good Friday celebration in Trinidad.
2. One who is easily deceived or taken advantage of.
   slang

Examples

“Elias, dem police beat mih like if ah was a Good Friday bobolee.”

“Good Fridays were unremarkable except for the hot-cross buns that Aunty Sue used to bake, and the drive to Point Fortin to look for Good Friday bobolees.”

““Bobolee” bands were popular around the 1860s and were ensembles of men and women from the poorer neighborhoods of Port of Spain. On Good Friday and during Carnival, they beat tin pans chanting, “Beat the bobolee! Beat the bobolee!”

“Eric wanted to know if Christmas was the time when people made a bobolee.”

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