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How to pronounce nob in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms toff
Type of man of means, rich man, wealthy man

Examples of nob

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Not because she's my mother and I'm biased, but because David Cameron is a nob.
From the guardian.co.uk
Would its contestants abandon their garment collections to hob-nob in hot tubs?
From the charlotteobserver.com
The next thing I knew, a skinny man with a cigarette in his mouth turned the nob.
From the sciencedaily.com
Admission to dine and hob nob with the big shots was an obscene $10,000 per couple.
From the timesunion.com
If it makes the nob gag anything less of a comedy staple then I'm all for it.
From the guardian.co.uk
Bring the kids for breakfast and an opportunity to hob nob with Santa Claus.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Is being part of the crowd adequate compensation for wilfully being a nob?
From the guardian.co.uk
To me Facebook is about as sexy as repeatedly shutting your nob in a door.
From the guardian.co.uk
The only reason she waiting on Miss Walter so long is Miss Walter be deaf as a doe-nob.
From the telegraph.co.uk
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