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In British informal English, a nob is a rich person high up in society — someone with money, class, and the manner that goes with it. People say “the nobs” for that whole group at the top. The tone is cheeky more than kind: you are pointing at class, not praising it. It sounds a little old-fashioned now, and you will barely hear it in American English. Do not put it in a formal letter. Though actually, it is not the same as snob. A snob looks down on people; a nob is simply one of the people at the top, wig and all, in the old joke.
權貴、闊佬（英式俚語，台灣日常較少用）
組成A pronunciation spelling of knob (head). The “rich person” sense comes from 18th-century white-nob, “white-head”, for the powdered wigs worn by people who had, or wanted, upper-class status.
同家族的字
- knobnob is a spoken spelling of knob; the old joke starts from “head”
原始詞典資料9 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Nobname
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biblicallifestylereligionA place, north of Jerusalem, whose inhabitants were massacred by Saul.
nobnoun/nɒb/
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The head.
- Jack and Jill went up the hill / to fetch a pail of water; / Jack fell down and broke his crown / and Jill came tumbling after. / Up Jack got and home did trot, / as fast as he could caper, / to old Dame Dob / to mend his nob / with vinegar and brown paper.
- "What a deep covey!" said a greasy butcher with his mouth open, a red night-cap on his nob, and pointing towards Jacco Maccacco.
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A jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer.
- One for his nob.
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slangThe glans penis, the sensitive bulbous structure at the end of the penis also known as the head of the penis. (Also spelled knob.)
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(vulgar, slang, chiefly UK, Ireland) The penis; dick. (Also spelled knob.)
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derogatoryA contemptible person; dick. (Also spelled knob.)
- Col wasn’t impressed with Dick’s patronising comments and turned his back and rolled his eyes whilst at the same time mumbling “Fucking nob, Dick by name Dick by nature” under his breath.
- Christine would help Kelly with her submission so she didn’t look like a complete nob! And in exchange Kelly would introduce and talk Christine through some of her artistic works: giving her a personal guided tour from her earliest through to her latest pieces.
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slangA wealthy or influential person; a toff.
- The masses have risen up and shot all their nobs.
nobverb/nɒb/
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slangTo hit in the head.
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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。