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nibs¹

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See nib.

noun

  1. plural plural of nib

nibs²

noun nibs · nabs

  1. UK, slang, after possessive pronoun An important or self-important person. Vera, you are a gleam of brilliant modernity in our dim old cave of antiques — and their nibs, our ancestors." Peter waved disrespectfully to the portrait
  2. UK, dated, obsolete, slang, after possessive pronoun Self.
  3. A jack turned up by the dealer. Two for his nibs.

    Similar: nob

NIBs³

noun

  1. plural plural of NIB

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"nibs." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nibs. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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nibs. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nibs

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"nibs." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nibs.

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@misc{nibs_2026,
  title = {nibs},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nibs},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}