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nob


nob 1

K0091100 (nŏb)n.1. Slang The human head.2. The jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer in cribbage, scoring one point for the holder.
[Perhaps variant of knob.]

nob 2

K0091100 (nŏb)n. Chiefly British Slang A person of wealth or social standing: "The nobs were forever snubbing the snobs" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
[Possibly from nob or knob.]

nob

(nɒb) n1. (Card Games) the jack of the suit turned up2. (Card Games) one for his nob the call made with this jack, scoring one point[C19: of uncertain origin]

nob

(nɒb) nslang chiefly Brit a person of social distinction[C19: of uncertain origin] ˈnobby adj ˈnobbily adv

nob

(nɒb) nslang the head[C17: perhaps a variant of knob]

nob

(nɒb) n a variant spelling of knob4

nob1

(nɒb)

n. 1. Slang. the head. 2. Sometimes, his nobs. (in cribbage) the jack of the same suit as the card turned up, counting one to the holder. [1690–1700; perhaps variant of knob]

nob2

(nɒb)

n. Chiefly Brit. a person of wealth or social importance. [1745–55; earlier knabb (Scots), nab] nob′by, adj.
Thesaurus
Noun1.nob - informal term for an upper-class or wealthy personnob - informal term for an upper-class or wealthy persontoffman of means, rich man, wealthy man - a man who is wealthy

nob

noun (Slang) aristocrat, fat cat (slang, chiefly U.S.), toff (Brit. slang), bigwig (informal), celeb (informal), big shot (informal), big hitter (informal), aristo (informal), heavy hitter (informal), nabob (informal), V.I.P. The crook revealed how he mixed with nobs as he pretended to be an aristocrat.
Translations

nob


ginger knob

vulgar slang A person, typically a man, with naturally red hair. Primarily heard in UK, Ireland. See also: ginger, knob

necker's knob

dated A rounded knob mounted to the steering wheel of an automobile so that it may be steered with one hand. So called because the driver (typically male) is able to place his arm around his girlfriend or wife. My grandfather gave me his old Cadillac, which still had the necker's knob on the wheel from when he first started courting my grandmother.See also: knob

hobnob with (someone)

To interact with someone, typically someone who has more power, fame, or success than oneself. I can't hobnob with those ladies—they're executives at the biggest company in town!See also: hobnob

nob


Nob,

in the Bible, religious center just N of Jerusalem. Saul had its inhabitants massacred.

nob

Cribbage1. the jack of the suit turned up 2. one for his nob the call made with this jack, scoring one point

NOB


AcronymDefinition
NOBNewell's Old Boys (sports club and soccer team; Rosario, Argentina)
NOBNature of Business
NOBNot on Board
NOBNot Observed
NOBNord-Ostsee-Bahn (German railway)
NOBNumber of Branches
NOBNew Open Box
NOBNo Bits
NOBNumber of Overflow Blocks
NOBNumber of Bits
NOBNorthern Ontario Business (publication; Canada)
NOBNightmare of Battle (martial arts)
NOBNotification of Birth (various locations)
NOBNorth Office Building
NOBNew Office Building (various organizations)
NOBNaval Operations Base
NOBNational Office Bearer (South Africa)
NOBNo Other Business
NOBNaval Order of Battle
NOBNarodno Oslobodilacka Borba (Russian: National Liberation Movement of Resistance)
NOBNavy Operating Base
NOBNone On-Board
NOBNorthern Operating Base
NOBNuclear Order of Battle
NOBNorth Of Boston Library System
NOBNuclear Oversight Board (various organizations)
NOBNeck Righting Action on the Body
NOBNorth of Border

nob


  • noun

Synonyms for nob

noun aristocrat

Synonyms

  • aristocrat
  • fat cat
  • toff
  • bigwig
  • celeb
  • big shot
  • big hitter
  • aristo
  • heavy hitter
  • nabob
  • V.I.P.

Synonyms for nob

noun informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person

Synonyms

  • toff

Related Words

  • man of means
  • rich man
  • wealthy man
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