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nob^¹

/nɒb/ UK
/nɑb/ US

Sounds like knob · Rhymes with -ɒb

Where it comes from

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.

noun nobs

The head. He aimed a dreadful chopper at Baily’s nob.
A jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer. One for his nob.
Similar: 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.)
broadly (vulgar, slang, chiefly UK, Ireland) The penis; dick. (Also spelled knob.)
broadly, derogatory A contemptible person; dick. (Also spelled knob.) Col wasn’t impressed with Dick’s patronising comments and turned his back and rolled his eyes whilst at the same time mumbling “Fucking nob, Dick by name Dick by nature” under his breath.
Ireland, UK, slang A wealthy or influential person; a toff. The masses have risen up and shot all their nobs.
obsolete Obsolete form of knob (“rounded protuberance”). He spoke with a lisp, occasioned by the loss of two of his large front teeth, which allowed the tongue as he talked to appear through the opening in a round nob like a raspberry.

verb nobs · nobbing · nobbed

slang, transitive To hit in the head.

Nob^²

proper noun

A place, north of Jerusalem, whose inhabitants were massacred by Saul.

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noun slang: head

Português	mona
Русский	башка́ bašká

noun jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer

Português	trunfo

noun slang: glans penis

Português	ponta
Русский	голо́вка полово́го чле́на golóvka polovóvo čléna, залу́па zalúpa

noun a wealthy or influential person; a toff

Русский	ши́шка šíška

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@misc{nob_2026,
  title = {nob},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nob},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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