HOBSON-JOBSON
\hˈɒbsənd͡ʒˈɒbsən], \hˈɒbsəndʒˈɒbsən], \h_ˈɒ_b_s_ə_n_dʒ_ˈɒ_b_s_ə_n]\
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hob'son-job'son, n. a native festal excitement, esp. the Moharram ceremonies. [A corr. of the wailing 'Y[=a] Hasan! Y[=a] Hosain!' a typical phrase of Anglo-Indian argot, hence adopted as a concise alternative title for Yule and Burnell's admirable Glossary of Anglo-Indian Colloquial Words and Phrases (Lond. 1886).]
By Thomas Davidson
