Standard Lemma guide

bobbitt

name · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: B AA1 B IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To cut off the penis of (a person).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

Examples

  • Watch out: she might bobbitt you as you sleep.

Meaning relationships

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To cut off (the penis).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

Examples

  • 2019, Lt. Col. K. Gopinathan (Retd), The Coup India Missed One by one, the emasculated humanoids emerged from the LCV into their weird penis-less world. [...] The Group Leader [...] pulled a SAT phone from the glove compartment and tapped out 'bobbitted'. He pressed the send button.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Bobb + -et.

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