Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nob

/nɑb/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: nob
IPA: /nɑb/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The head.

noun

A jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer.

noun

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

noun

(vulgar, slang, chiefly UK, Ireland) The penis; dick. (Also spelled knob.)

noun

A contemptible person; dick. (Also spelled knob.)

Derogatory

noun

A wealthy or influential person; a toff.

British usage; Slang

noun

Obsolete form of knob (“rounded protuberance”).

Obsolete

verb

To hit in the head.

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"He aimed a dreadful chopper at Baily’s nob."
"Then up Jack got. And home did trot, As fast as he could caper; Dame Gill did the job, To plaster his nob With vinegar and brown paper."
""What a deep covey!" said a greasy butcher with his mouth open, a red night-cap on his nob, and pointing towards Jacco Maccacco."
"One for his nob."
"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."
"Christine would help Kelly with her submission so she didn’t look like a complete nob! And in exchange Kelly would introduce and talk Christine through some of her artistic works: giving her a personal guided tour from her earliest through to her latest pieces."

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /nɑb/
British English: /nɒb/

Usage

Inflected Forms

nobs (plural) nobs (present, singular) nobbing (participle, present) nobbed (participle, past) nobbed (past)

Derived Forms

nobbish nobby nobhead

Phrases

Bald Nob his nob nob thatcher pitch the nob

Synonyms

nibs toff

Homonyms

knob

Rhymes With

job bob rob mob cobb knob gear knob ob sob fob blob cob

Questions

How do you pronounce nob?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɑb/.
What does nob mean?: The head.
Where does nob come 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.

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