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nobby

American  
[nob-ee] / ˈnɒb i /

adjective

British Slang.
nobbier, nobbiest
  1. fashionable or elegant; stylish; chic.

  2. excellent; first-rate.


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Origin of nobby

First recorded in 1780–90; nob 2 + -y 1

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Motörhead fan Nobby, who was at the ceremony, told BBC Radio Stoke he had been following the band since he was 15 and described the unveiling as "absolutely awesome".

From BBC • May 9, 2025

Hamish was moved to Doncaster's Yorkshire Wildlife Park in 2020 and shares a 10-acre enclosure with five other male bears - Nobby, Luka, Indiana, Yuma and Sisu.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025

A study found professional footballers were three-and-a-half times more likely to get dementia than non-players and there were high profile diagnoses of Bill's contemporaries, including England 1966 World Cup winners Nobby Stiles and Bobby Charlton.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

I suppose if you've got three children, like Nobby Stiles, then what do you do?

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2022

As he spoke, Nobby leaned forward and took the dishevelled sandwich out of my unready fingers.

From Jonah and Co. by Yates, Dornford

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