nob
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9.9
- noun
- /nɑb/
- Offensive
:
snob
- The local nobs often hold exclusive events that only a select few are invited to attend.
Examples
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A nob with debatable taste, but still a nob.
Fiction book (1993) -
But he's kind of a nob.
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You have to go hob nob with the big wigs.
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She turned it into one of those exclusive bloody darn hotels where the nobs and nonenties come to squawk at each other.
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At the charity gala, I was surprised to see so many nobs mingling with the guests.
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When he spoke about his family's wealth, it was clear that he thought of himself as a nob.
Synonyms
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9.9
A rich person from the upper class often seen as proud
1
9.9
A very rich and powerful person who made a fortune in the East
Antonyms
Compounds
How Upper-Class
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word nob probably comes from a short form of noble, which means 'high-born' or 'important', and was later influenced by nabob, a word borrowed from India for a very 'rich' person. So a nob came to mean someone seen as rich or privileged.