nob
Meaning
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- The head.
- A jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer. (See also nibs.)
- (slang) The glans penis, the sensitive bulbous structure at the end of the penis also known as the head of the penis. (Also spelled knob.)
- (vulgar, slang, chiefly UK, Ireland) The penis; dick. (Also spelled knob.)
- A contemptible person; dick. (Also spelled knob.)
- (slang) A wealthy or influential person; a toff.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/nɒb/
Etymology
Pronunciation spelling of knob. Nobleman sense from white-nob (“white-head”) (18th century), referring to the powdered wigs used by those having or affecting upper middle-class status.
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