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Nub
Definitions
- 1 The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon. obsolete
- 2 Alternative spelling of noob. Internet, alt-of, alternative
"He can’t even make himself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? What a nub."
- 3 the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience wordnet
- 4 A small knob or lump.
- 5 a small piece wordnet
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- 6 The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
"What do you think is the nub of the problem?"
- 7 a small lump or protuberance wordnet
- 8 The clitoris. euphemistic, slang, vulgar
"“ — and then rub her nub with the bridge of your nose, right where the nerve will drive her straight to the ceiling!”"
- 9 A pointing stick. colloquial
- 10 A passage of Shakespearean blank verse.
"A nub is a passage of blank verse that Shakespearean actors have sometimes relied upon when they forget their lines. It doesn't have to make any sense, but it must sound plausible. To alert the other actors on stage that the speaker is in difficulty, the word nub is used in the first line."
- 1 To hit the ball weakly.
- 2 To push; to nudge.
- 3 To beckon.
- 4 To extemporize a passage of Shakespearean blank verse
"In Shall we Shog?, Globe artistic director Mark Rylance hilariously found himself having to nub the Quarto version of Hamlet's speech to the players."
Etymology
Either directly from Middle Low German, or from knub, from a Middle Low German word (compare Low German Knubbel, Knobbel (“knot; lump”)). Compare knob.
Either directly from Middle Low German, or from knub, from a Middle Low German word (compare Low German Knubbel, Knobbel (“knot; lump”)). Compare knob.
Variant spelling of noob.
See also for "nub"
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