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clobber

clobber

1 8.2
Personal items, especially clothes and small belongings
  • noun
  • /ˈklɑːbər/
  • UK
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  • Because she had the two boys with her, and all their clobber—trunks, tuck-boxes, duvets, rugger balls, and book-bags—

Examples

  • They want their clobber back.

    The Hooligan Factory (2014)

  • What about my clobber?

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

  • Let's get you some clobber first.

    Twist (2021)

  • But what are you doing with all that clobber?

    Fiction book (1992)

  • He packed all his clobber into one large suitcase for the trip.

  • She donated her old clobber to charity after spring cleaning.

  • The kids left their clobber all over the living room after playing.

Synonyms

stuff
vsclobber
  • Informal
∞ 1.0

Things a person owns or carries

is more specific to clothing and tangible personal items
thing
vsclobber
∞ 1.0

Personal items like clothes and bags

is an informal, playful word used for clothing and other belongings

Surface Forms

clobber singular
clobbers plural

Etymology

Clobber as a noun for 'clothes' is British slang and probably comes from the everyday word clothe or a local word for clothing. A helpful way to remember it is to think of clobber as the things you wear or your personal gear.