to be a nobber
- phrasal verb
- Offensive
:
portarse como un imbécil
- Don't be a nobber during the meeting!
Examples
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If you keep being a nobber, nobody will want to work with you.
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Stop being a nobber and help us out.
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She told him to quit being a nobber during the meeting.
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Why would you be a nobber at the party?
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If you keep being a nobber, you'll alienate your friends.
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Everyone was annoyed because he wouldn't stop being a nobber at the party.
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She finally confronted him about being a nobber during their group project.
Synonyms
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9.9
Act in a rude, foolish way that annoys or upsets other people
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9.9
To act rudely and annoy other people
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9.9
To behave in a rude, stupid way
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9.9
Act in a foolish, annoying way instead of being serious
Behave in a rude, annoying, and foolish way toward other people
Behave in a rude and stupid way
Behave rudely and selfishly and annoy other people
To act in a rude, annoying way that other people dislike
To behave in a rude and annoying way
To behave in a silly or annoying way
To do something silly without thinking
Act in a foolish, clumsy way
Act in a silly or stupid way
To do silly things that make problems for yourself
To behave in a rude or foolish way that annoys other people
To behave in a silly, rude way and break rules
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The expression is a straightforward copular construction 'be a X' whose meaning follows directly from the noun 'nobber' (someone who behaves foolishly or annoyingly). If a B1 learner knows the constituents, the overall sense is immediately derivable despite the term being colloquial, so the MWE is compositionally transparent.
Etymology
Be a nobber may come from calling someone a nob or knob, old slang for a foolish or rude person. That picture of someone acting like a 'knob' helps explain why be a nobber means 'to behave in a foolish or annoying way'.