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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

nabb.

a peg, hook, nail, or pin, especially a projection used for hanging or fastening something

4 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/nabː/
  1. a peg, hook, nail, or pin, especially a projection used for hanging or fastening something

    dialectal · masculine
  2. a tethering stake or peg

    dialectal · masculine
  3. a small rocky outcrop, knoll, or projection

    dialectal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse nabbr (“peg, projection”), with Middle Norwegian forms nabbr and nobb. Related to nabbe (“rocky outcrop, knoll”) and nebb (“beak, bill; projection”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk nabb and nabbe (“peg, pin; rocky outcrop, knoll”).

noun/nabː/
  1. a newbie, noob; an inexperienced or incompetent user or player

    Internet · derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English noob (“newbie, inexperienced user”), respelled in Norwegian internet and gaming slang. Compare nub (“noob”).

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