nobber
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "She put her hand mechanically to the back of her head. "Ay, ay," said he, seeing the blood, “it was a nobber. I'll doctor it though: here; Sam, some water; let's see what harm's done." He was just going to wash the head of Madge , when his attention was called off by the exclamations of the ..."
- "Spring went in, and planted a nobber that sent Carter down like a log."
- "He had received what Egan would have called a "ribber" and a "nobber," and when he arose it was seen that the latter had raised a cut on his forehead."
- "Jock, I hate to have to tell you this, mate, but you slaughtered a perfectly healthy hound. A whippet is like a miniature greyhound and they're used for dog racing on the track or chasing hares and rabbits in fields. They are meant to be lean, you nobber!"
- "Mum, if a bloke is intimidated by me because I happen to have the good fortune to have a job, then he is probably a complete nobber anyway.' 'Don't talk that way, Bryony, it's so coarse and unladylike!"
- "Pisspot was bangin her all along, and she curlin and filin and buffin herself for the Garda with the bag of urine. Had no idea! He's at her grave every mornin at six before duty with daisies and shit – the nobber!"
Etymology
Usage
- Slang
- British usage
- Derogatory