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nob jockey

nob jockey is the alternative spelling of knob jockey.

Meaning of knob jockey

Noun

knob jockey (plural knob jockeys)

  1. (UK, derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar) A gay man.
    • In fact maybe now's as good a time as any to tell you: if you're gay, you go to Hell. Doesn't matter what else you spend your time doing – painting the Sistine Chapel, for instance – knob-jockey? Down you go. (Lezzers are borderline; room for manoeuvres if they've done social work.)2007, Glen Duncan, I, Lucifer: Finally, the Other Side of the Story
  2. (UK, derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar) A promiscuous straight woman.
    • Christ, she is a knob jockey of the old school. She's had more pricks in her than a pub dartboard.2010, Geraint Anderson, Cityboy: Beer and Loathing in the Square Mile
  3. (UK, derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar) A promiscuous man; a player.
    • She also needed a certain knob jockey to leave her alone.2019, Eve Langlais, Furry United Coalition #2
  4. (UK, derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar) A term of abuse.
    • Ruining a barbecue by burning the meat. You really are a complete knob jockey.

Forms of nob jockey

pluralnob jockeys

Questions about nob jockey

What is nob jockey the alternative spelling of?
Nob jockey is the alternative spelling of knob jockey.

Words near nob jockey in the dictionary

  1. nob end
  2. nob ends
  3. nob head
  4. nob heads
  5. Nob Hill
  6. nob jockey
  7. nob jockeys
  8. nob thatcher
  9. nob thatchers
  10. nob-end
  11. nob-ends

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