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Wobblies meaning

plural of Wobbly

Using Wobblies

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Wobbly
  • In the example corpus, wobblies often appears in combinations such as: the wobblies.

Context around Wobblies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

rowdy 1× western 1× detail 1×

Often after:

members 1× packed 1× hav 1× armed 1× believed 1× envisioned 1×

Sentence patterns with Wobblies

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

any detail wobblies envisioned the 1× bunch of wobblies members of 1× eventually rowdy wobblies packed the 1× of the wobblies armed themselves 1× seattle the wobblies are back 1× that the wobblies hav taken 1× the wobblies believed that 1× to western wobblies and passed 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at the latter 1× eventually rowdy wobblies 1× i understand that 1× iww flags at 1× the wobblies believed 1× their opponents were 1×

Common sentence endings:

case of attack 1× cooperation over competition 1× favor industrial unionism 1× in san francisco 1× nothing in common 1× the ensuing conflict 1×

Words around Wobblies

Just before it in the word index:

wobbles 23 wobbler 2 wobbled 27 wobble 71 wobbekind 3 woba 3

Just after it in the word index:

wobbling 34 wobbly 94 wobc 2 wobegon 4 wober 7 wobsc 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Wobblies

  • In this selection, "wobblies" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rowdy, western, detail, members, packed and hav stand out and add context to how "wobblies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include any detail wobblies envisioned the and bunch of wobblies members of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "wobblies" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with wobblies

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Some of the Wobblies armed themselves in case of attack. (10 words)

IWW flags at a 2007 rally in Seattle "The Wobblies are back. (12 words)

Eventually, rowdy Wobblies packed the streets, and 400 people were beaten and jailed in the ensuing conflict. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Though never developed in any detail, Wobblies envisioned the general strike as the means by which the wage system would be overthrown and a new economic system ushered in, one which emphasized people over profit, cooperation over competition. (38 words)

The Wobblies believed that all workers should organize as a class, a philosophy which is still reflected in the Preamble to the current IWW Constitution: The working class and the employing class have nothing in common. (36 words)

Wobblies also played a role in the sit-down strikes and other organizing efforts by the United Auto Workers in the 1930s, particularly in Detroit, though they never established a strong union presence there. (34 words)

Example sentences (10)

When they made their feelings known, the management called police to report that a bunch of “Wobblies” — members of the activist IWW union — were making trouble.

Eventually, rowdy Wobblies packed the streets, and 400 people were beaten and jailed in the ensuing conflict.

I understand that the wobblies hav taken down our statue of Christopher Columbus from Knob Hill in San Francisco.

Some of the Wobblies armed themselves in case of attack.

At the latter, the radicals won an early test by seating Bill Haywood on the Executive Committee, sending encouragement to western "Wobblies", and passed a resolution seeming to favor industrial unionism.

IWW flags at a 2007 rally in Seattle "The Wobblies are back.

Their opponents were the radicals who wanted to overthrow capitalism, tried to infiltrate labor unions, and sought to cooperate with the Industrial Workers of the World ("the Wobblies").

The Wobblies believed that all workers should organize as a class, a philosophy which is still reflected in the Preamble to the current IWW Constitution: The working class and the employing class have nothing in common.

Though never developed in any detail, Wobblies envisioned the general strike as the means by which the wage system would be overthrown and a new economic system ushered in, one which emphasized people over profit, cooperation over competition.

Wobblies also played a role in the sit-down strikes and other organizing efforts by the United Auto Workers in the 1930s, particularly in Detroit, though they never established a strong union presence there.

Common combinations with wobblies

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "wobblies" mean?
Wobblies means: plural of Wobbly
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