[Humour] knob or nob?

Bold Seagull · Apr 8, 2020

Rather than besmirch a sensitive thread, I thought this deserved it's own. Nob or Knob!?

Stat Brother said:
I certainly am, in real life I'm a knob.

I did have a far too long drunken discussion about whether to call someone this is knob or nob. If in real life you are the noun 'knob' then surely that is a noun for 'a rounded lump or ball' (so it could be the case you did mean that...). Or nob, a person of wealth or high social position. Of course for many of us, calling someone a nob, is like calling them a cock, a euphemism for the penis, so is it nob or knob??

sydney · Apr 8, 2020

Bold Seagull said:
Rather than besmirch a sensitive thread, I thought this deserved it's own. Nob or Knob!?

I did have a far too long drunken discussion about whether to call someone this is knob or nob. If in real life you are the noun 'knob' then surely that is a noun for 'a rounded lump or ball' (so it could be the case you did mean that...). Or nob, a person of wealth or high social position. Of course for many of us, calling someone a nob, is like calling them a cock, a euphemism for the penis, so is it nob or knob??

in his case its knob on a bike

Tim Over Whelmed · Apr 8, 2020

Without doubt a door "knob" is correct but if insulting someone you have a choice of either "nob" or "Palace fan"

Bold Seagull · Apr 8, 2020

Tim Over Whelmed said:
Without doubt a door "knob" is correct but if insulting someone you have a choice of either "nob" or "Palace fan"

Trouble is, formally nob definition is:

Word forms: plural nobs
countable noun [usually plural]
If you refer to a group of people as the nobs, you mean they are rich or come from a much higher social class than you do.
[British, informal, old-fashioned]
...the nobs who live in the Big House.
Synonyms: aristocrat, fat cat [slang], toff [British, slang], bigwig [informal]

WATFORD zero · Apr 8, 2020

I think it's nob on the end of a french stick or similar.

Hence me asking Mrs Wz yesterday if she wanted a cheesey nob, much to my daughter's amusement

*edit* Oh my goodness, that was a big one

Stat Brother · Apr 8, 2020

Bold Seagull said:
Rather than besmirch a sensitive thread, I thought this deserved it's own. Nob or Knob!?

I did have a far too long drunken discussion about whether to call someone this is knob or nob. If in real life you are the noun 'knob' then surely that is a noun for 'a rounded lump or ball' (so it could be the case you did mean that...). Or nob, a person of wealth or high social position. Of course for many of us, calling someone a nob, is like calling them a cock, a euphemism for the penis, so is it nob or knob??

Christ with friends like you...

One comedy quip as an attempt to lighten the mood in a tense situation, is now gonna become a t'internet pile on!!!

My fan club will be upping their post count quicker than a Spurs accountant can hide money.

Bold Seagull · Apr 8, 2020

Stat Brother said:
Christ with friends like you...

One comedy quip as an attempt to lighten the mood in a tense situation, is now gonna become a t'internet pile on!!!

My fan club will be upping their post count quicker than a Spurs accountant can hide money.

Well, some might say I'm a nob for posting it, so solidarity brother nob, solidarity. :hilton:

Thunder Bolt · Apr 8, 2020

Bold Seagull said:
Trouble is, formally nob definition is:

Word forms: plural nobs
countable noun [usually plural]
If you refer to a group of people as the nobs, you mean they are rich or come from a much higher social class than you do.
[British, informal, old-fashioned]
...the nobs who live in the Big House.
Synonyms: aristocrat, fat cat [slang], toff [British, slang], bigwig [informal]

The big houses on Nob Hill.

Stat Brother · Apr 8, 2020

WATFORD zero said:
I think it's nob on the end of a french stick or similar.

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Hence me asking Mrs Wz yesterday if she wanted a cheesey nob, much to my daughter's amusement

*edit* Oh my goodness, that was a big one

That's the noggin, you fool.

Bold Seagull · Apr 8, 2020

Stat Brother said:
That's the noggin, you fool.

A noggin is a short piece of wood you put perpendicular between 2 parallel pieces of wood to stop them twisting.

What you mean is the crouton.

Harry Wilson's tackle · Apr 8, 2020

Stat Brother said:
Christ with friends like you...

One comedy quip as an attempt to lighten the mood in a tense situation, is now gonna become a t'internet pile on!!!

My fan club will be upping their post count quicker than a Spurs accountant can hide money.

I prefer, and regularly use, 'nobber'. I must confess I stole it from [MENTION=21158]Weststander[/MENTION].

I must also confess that [MENTION=420]sydney[/MENTION]'s post, above, made me titter. My bad :lolol:

Tim Over Whelmed · Apr 8, 2020

Alas you're all wrong, the end of the piece of bread is the nobby, not nob or noggin, nobby.

jamie (not that one) · Apr 8, 2020

When using for a work email I prefer to go with the more formal Knob.

Titanic · Apr 8, 2020

Tim Over Whelmed said:
Alas you're all wrong, the end of the piece of bread is the nobby, not nob or noggin, nobby.

I thought is was a HEEL ??

pasty · Apr 8, 2020

Tim Over Whelmed said:
Alas you're all wrong, the end of the piece of bread is the nobby, not nob or noggin, nobby.

Is the correct answer :thumbsup:

Dougie · Apr 8, 2020

Im fine with being called both.

jakarta · Apr 8, 2020

Where is Julian Fellowes when you need him?

Tim Over Whelmed · Apr 8, 2020

Titanic said:
I thought is was a HEEL ??

No, sorry, you've been misinformed for years, your school, the teachers, your family and friends have all let you down, it's a nobby!

Coalburner · Apr 8, 2020

Depends what sort of noggin you want. According to Chambers Dictionary a noggin is

a small mug or wooden cup

its contents

a measure of about a gill

a drink (of beer,spirits,etc)

the head

LlcoolJ · Apr 8, 2020

Knob or, more usefully, knobhead.

i.e. "You sir are a complete and utter KNOBHEAD".

Nob (as mentioned) is surely more to do with poshos "Hob nobbing" etc. Not slang for someone who is a COCK.

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