nob

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  1. noun Slang The human head.
  2. noun The jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer in cribbage, scoring one point for the holder.
  3. noun Chiefly British Slang A person of wealth or social standing: "The nobs were forever snubbing the snobs” (Conor Cruise O'Brien).

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  • One shadow cabinet minister told me: "Some donors give money because they want to hob-nob, Michael Ashcroft has used his money in a way that's genuinely improved the performance of the party." —  PLIGG_Visual_Name - PLIGG_Visual_RSS_All
  • For those who've forgotten (and how could anyone) it's the get-together held in the Swiss Alps report where big wigs get together to hob nob, drink champagne, dine on caviar, play a few rounds and this year, save the western economy. —  Fore Left!
  • (02 March 2006) - Given Brian Eno's dabbling in nearly every popular music form in the last 35 years, from nob-twirling glam pioneer to producing some of the best albums to come out of post punk and new wave (not to mention his own role as a forefather to electronic and ambient music) it's not really a surprise he chose to experiment with another electronic medium-video. —  Cool Hunting
  • Another hob nob, in Daytona Beach, is being called an old-fashioned political rally, with plenty of good food and music. —  Central Florida News 13 - Latest Headlines
  • The President should address the UN and let them know that terrorism is not an acceptable tactic for either state or nob-state actors. —  Independent Sources
 

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  1. Perhaps variant of knob.
  2. Possibly from nob1 or knob.

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  1. A simplified spelling of knob, in various dial, or slang applications not recognized in literary use. Cf. nab.
  2. Prob. from nob, n, Cf. jowl, v., from jowl, n.
  3. Said to be an abbreviation of noble lord or nobleman.
 

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