wobbler
English
noun
Definitions
- One who or that which wobbles.
- (curling) A stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface.
- (colloquial) A case that could go either way depending on factors that cannot be controlled.
- (colloquial) A class of crime that can be charged as a lower penalty or a higher penalty, e.g. a crime punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony at the discretion of the prosecutor.
- (fishing) A fishing lure made to resemble a prey fish and that wobbles in the water; plug, minnow.
- (slang) A sudden unexpected outburst of anger or rage; a tantrum.
- (advertising) A small publicity notice which appears to float at eye level, being attached to a fixture by a flexible arm.
- The end of the roll in a roller mill for shaping steel.
- A boiled leg of mutton.
Etymology
Suffix from English wobble.
Origin
English
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