nobber
nobber noun: a blow on the head.
Noun
nobber (plural nobbers)
- A blow on the head.
- She put her hand mechanically to the back of her head. "Ay, ay," said he, seeing the blood, “it was a nobber. I'll doctor it though: here; Sam, some water; let's see what harm's done." He was just going to wash the head of Madge , when his attention was called off by the exclamations of the ...1840, Henry Downes Miles, Dick Turpin, T. White, page 119
- Spring went in, and planted a nobber that sent Carter down like a log.1880, Henry Downes Miles, Pugilistica: Being One Hundred and Forty-four Years of the History of British Boxing, Weldon & Company, page 8
- A fool, idiot.
- Jock, I hate to have to tell you this, mate, but you slaughtered a perfectly healthy hound. A whippet is like a miniature greyhound and they're used for dog racing on the track or chasing hares and rabbits in fields. They are meant to be lean, you nobber!2010, Marc Wilder, Superyacht X-Rated, Kings Road Publishing, →ISBN
- Mum, if a bloke is intimidated by me because I happen to have the good fortune to have a job, then he is probably a complete nobber anyway.' 'Don't talk that way, Bryony, it's so coarse and unladylike!2014, Bryony Gordon, The Wrong Knickers - A Decade of Chaos, Hachette UK, →ISBN
- A security guard.
- “I'm sure they'd pass her a note from you, as long as it's got a Yard seal and has been sprayed for nits. Not like you're a nobber, right?” Doyle shook his head.2014, Lynn Viehl, Disenchanted & Co., Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 61
- Was he a nobber?' 'He's not a nobber,' said DuTroy from the corner. 'He might be a nobber,' I said. 'I don't know him well enough.' 'What's he like with the mask off?' I paused. For a long time. Gertie was my best friend in the entire world.2017, Jenny T. Colgan, Spandex and the City, Hachette UK, →ISBN, page 49
- An act of fellatio.
- Puttering. At some point you're going to end up on the green. Even if you have to yell, “Hey look, everybody, the pro's getting a nobber from the beverage babe over there in the woods,” and throw the ball on the green while everyone turns his or her head.2002, Craig Brass, How to Quit Golf: A 12-Step Program, Penguin Group, →ISBN, page 129
- An assistant in certain trades.
- As soon as he has sufficient coal picked loose to make it inconvenient he shovels it into the end of the chute; here it is taken charge of by a boy (called a nobber), who works it down the chute.1894, California State Mining Bureau, Report of the State Mineralogist - Issue 12, State Office, page 47
- The work was commonly done by a mining team consisting of an experienced miner and an assistant, usually a young boy, known as a nobber.1980, California Division of Mines and Geology, California Geology, page 57
Proper noun capitalized: Nobber
Nobber
Examples of nobber in a sentence
- He had received what Egan would have called a "ribber" and a "nobber," and when he arose it was seen that the latter had raised a cut on his forehead.1967, A. Lawrance Holmes, More Than a Game, Macmillan, page 170:
- He's at her grave every mornin at six before duty with daisies and shit – the nobber!2014, Pat Kinevane, Silent and Forgotten, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 19:
- Shut your mouth you nobber or I'll stick that table up your fucking pooh hole.2016, Anna Maxted, Getting Over It, Random House, →ISBN, page 266:
- 'You are such a nobber,' Dean yelled as the Mondeo flew out of the bend, waving his hand with exuberance to push his point home.2018, Simon Farrant, Newdon Killers Box Set: Books 1 -3 plus bonus short story, Farrant Fiction, →ISBN:
Forms of nobber
| plural | nobbers |
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Origin of nobber
* (fool, idiot): Likely a variant of nobhead. * (fellatio): See knob (“penis”).
Words that rhyme with nobber
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Questions about nobber
- What does nobber mean?
- Nobber means a blow on the head.
- How do you use nobber in a sentence?
- He had received what Egan would have called a "ribber" and a "nobber," and when he arose it was seen that the latter had raised a cut on his forehead.
- What part of speech is nobber?
- Nobber can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of nobber?
- The plural of nobber is nobbers.
Words near nobber in the dictionary
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