wobbler

IPA: wˈɑbʌɫɝ

One who or that which wobbles.
A person who is undecided, and might go to either side.
(curling) A stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface.
(colloquial, law) A case that could go either way depending on factors that cannot be controlled.
(colloquial, law) A class of crime that can be charged as a lower penalty or a higher penalty, e.g. a crime punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony at the discretion of the prosecutor.
(fishing) A fishing lure made to resemble a prey fish and that wobbles in the water; plug, minnow.
(slang, Britain) A sudden unexpected outburst of anger or rage; a tantrum.
(slang, Britain, Islam, derogatory) a Salafi.
(advertising) A small publicity notice which appears to float at eye level, being attached to a fixture by a flexible arm.
The end of the roll in a roller mill for shaping steel.
A boiled leg of mutton.

Examples of "wobbler" in Sentences

He's a gut-fouling, pee-pee smelling dong wobbler.
Hanshaw was a "wobbler," meaning his background was questionable,
Without the license possession of a handgun would be a crime punisable as a misdemeanor or a felony (known as a 'wobbler').
JOHN O'Shea reckons he has a real Caulfield Cup hope in Rosehill Guineas aspirant Zabrasive - despite the horse being branded a 'wobbler' as a yearling.
I have found that the K.O. wobbler with a pink or orange stripe in nickel finish is the ticket for casting off the pier or into the foot of water falls.
Instability in affected cervical vertebrae can compress the spinal cord, eliciting subsequent neurologic disease that is known as wobbler syndrome (more on this later).
- Make certain "wobbler" crimes - those that can be treated as felonies or misdemeanors - punishable with a county jail term rather than with a state prison sentence for savings of