emu bob

noun

Etymology

The motion of the people repeatedly bending down and standing up is likened to emus bobbing their head as they forage on the ground.

Definitions

  1. A task assigned to a group of people, especially schoolchildren or army recruits, where…

    A task assigned to a group of people, especially schoolchildren or army recruits, where they move around an area and pick up rubbish from the ground.

  2. Any activity which involves repetitive bending down over a wide area, such as searching…

    Any activity which involves repetitive bending down over a wide area, such as searching for clues relating to somebody's disappearance.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for emu bob. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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