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NOB
toff, nob
(noun) informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nob (plural nobs)
(now only in slang) The head.
(cribbage) a jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer. (see also 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.)
(slang, chiefly, British) a wealthy or influential person; a toff
Verb
nob (third-person singular simple present nobs, present participle nobbing, simple past and past participle nobbed)
(informal) To hit in the head
Anagrams
• BN(O), BNO, BON, Bon, Bön
Proper noun
Nob
(Biblical) A place, north of Jerusalem, where the inhabitants were massacred by Saul.
Anagrams
• BN(O), BNO, BON, Bon, Bön
Source: Wiktionary
Nob, n. Etym: [Cf. Knob.]
Definition: The head. [Low]
Nob, n. Etym: [Abbrev. fr. noble.]
Definition: A person in a superior position in life; a nobleman. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
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