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nob.

The head.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/nɒb/UK/nɑb/US
  1. The head.

    He aimed a dreadful chopper at Baily’s nob.
  2. A jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer.

    One for his nob.
  3. 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
  4. (vulgar, slang, chiefly UK, Ireland) The penis; dick. (Also spelled knob.)

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

    broadly · derogatory
  6. A wealthy or influential person; a toff.

    Ireland · UK · slang
  7. Obsolete form of knob (“rounded protuberance”).

    alt-of · obsolete
Where this word 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.

verb/nɒb/UK/nɑb/US
  1. To hit in the head.

    slang · transitive
Where this word 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.

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