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bobolee
noun 2
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1ADJ.
good, popular
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noun
1
An effigy of Judas Iscariot that is attacked as part of the Good Friday celebration in Trinidad.
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.
2
One who is easily deceived or taken advantage of.
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Elias, dem police beat mih like if ah was a Good Friday bobolee.
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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.
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“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
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