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Bobolee

Pronounced /BOB-oh-lee/nounEveryday talk

Meaning

A stuffed effigy of Judas Iscariot, made from old clothes, that communities beat with sticks on Good Friday. Many bobolees now carry the names of unpopular politicians or public figures. By extension, a bobolee is someone everybody picks on or takes advantage of.

Every year they make a bobolee of a different politician.

In plain English: Every year they make a Judas effigy of a different politician.

Sources

  1. Caribbean Beat: Word of mouth (March/April 2015)
  2. Global Voices: Trinidad & Tobago, Good Friday bobolees
  3. Wikipedia: Trinidadian Creole (figurative sense, pointer only)

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