Nob
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /nɒb/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nob is a noun meaning (now only in slang) The head.
Meaning
(now only in slang) The head.
More Meanings
- (cribbage) A jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer.
- (by extension) (vulgar, slang, chiefly UK, Ireland) The penis; dick. (Also spelled knob.)
- (by extension, derogatory) A contemptible person; dick. (Also spelled knob.)
- Obsolete form of knob (“rounded protuberance”).
- (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.)
- (slang, chiefly UK, Ireland) A wealthy or influential person; a toff.
- (slang, transitive) To hit in the head.
Example Sentences
One for his nob.
The masses have risen up and shot all their nobs.
I was in a garden […]A place no bloody nob could take away
"What a deep covey!" said a greasy butcher with his mouth open, a red night-cap on his nob, and pointing towards Jacco Maccacco.
Word Forms
- nobs
- nobbing
- nobbed
Synonyms for nob
Depending on context, synonyms include toff.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include toff, hob, nobber, nobhead, nob head, napper.
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