- Originally an acronym for Fresh Off the Boat, my friend adapted this word to describe a man who put her in an awkward situation by his lack of knowledge of English and normal customs.
Fobby
adjective acronym
A way to describe an immigrant who has not yet assimilated into the culture of his or her new location.
Etymology : acronym for fresh off the boat plus adjective -y ending
Source : “Instead of getting lei-d by a hot Hawaiian boy at our luau, we were lei-d by a fobby man as his wife stared helplessly at us (and we stared helplessly back). Turns out, the host mistook him for our father and instructed him to lei and kiss his "daughters"” Posted on facebook, November 26, 2010.
Last modified: 9 December 2010