nibsn.

Brit.

/nɪbz/, U.S.

/nɪbz/

Forms: 1800s knibbs, 1800s– nibs.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymon: nib n.³

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps related to nib n.³ Compare earlier nabs n.

slang.

Originally: the person in question, the person being (implicitly) alluded to. Now chiefly: the person in authority, as an employer, superior, etc. (frequently used ironically or with the implication that the person referred to has an excessive sense of his or her own importance). Cf. nabs n.Usually with possessive adjective as a mock title, as his nibs, her nibs, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > [noun]

hadc900

lifesmaneOE

maneOE

world-maneOE

ghostOE

wyeOE

lifeOE

son of manOE

wightc1175

soulc1180

earthmanc1225

foodc1225

person?c1225

creaturec1300

bodyc1325

beera1382

poppetc1390

flippera1400

wat1399

corsec1400

mortal?a1425

deadly?c1450

hec1450

personagec1485

wretcha1500

human1509

mundane1509

member1525

worma1556

homo1561

piece of flesh1567

sconce1567

squirrel?1567

fellow creature1572

Adamite1581

bloat herringa1586

earthling1593

mother's child1594

stuff1598

a piece of flesh1600

wagtail1607

bosom1608

fragment1609

boots1623

tick1631

worthy1649

earthlies1651

snap1653

pippin1665

being1666

personal1678

personality1678

sooterkin1680

party1686

worldling1687

human being1694

water-wagtail1694

noddle1705

human subject1712

piece of work1713

somebody1724

terrestrial1726

anybody1733

individual1742

character1773

cuss1775

jig1781

thingy1787

bod1788

curse1790

his nabs1790

article1796

Earthite1814

critter1815

potato1815

personeityc1816

nibs1821

somebody1826

tellurian1828

case1832

tangata1840

prawn1845

nigger1848

nut1856

Snooks1860

mug1865

outfit1867

to deliver the goods1870

hairpin1879

baby1880

possum1894

hot tamale1895

babe1900

jobbie1902

virile1903

cup of tea1908

skin1914

pisser1918

number1919

job1927

apple1928

mush1936

face1944

jong1956

naked ape1965

oke1970

punter1975

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who is self important

bug1536

his nibs1821

panjandrum1825

prima ballerina1923

I AM1926

cheese1965

the mind > emotion > pride > self-importance > [noun] > person

bug1536

bladder1579

God almighty1632

cockalorumc1796

his nibs1821

prima donna1834

fly on the (coach-)wheel1840

high muck-a-muck1856

nobs1877

high muckety-muck1882

muckamuck1883

Pooh Bah1886

prima ballerina1923

I AM1926

muckety-muck1927

Pooter1957

cheese1965

1821 Life D. Haggart 48 I said, ‘I will punsh outsides with your nibs, but not with that gloach.’

1821 in Life D. Haggart Gloss. 172 Nibs, yourself.

1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 57 She flokessed his nibs, and hooked it off to his crib.

c1865 B. A. Baker Glance at N.Y. i. v. 15 I say, Mike, do you know his knibbs?

1882 G. W. Peck Peck's Sunshine 131 A respectable merchant was going to the opera with a friend from the country, when a couple of sirens met them and one said to the other, ‘Look at his nibs.’

1895 Punch 18 May 230/1 'Ard years these 'ere Nineties, my nibs, yus, and bizness 'as bin fur from prime.

1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xxi. 333 Just to show his royal nibs that he's been thoughtless.

1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands ii. 18 They're settin' her nibs t'-day.

1919 G. S. Gordon Let. 30 June (1943) 115 We get on to the Caesar, and find their nibs strolling the quarterdeck after dinner.

1974 O. Manning Rain Forest ii. i. 141 Her nibs don't like me calling him ‘old bugger’. There's a snobby bitch, if you like!

2001 Evening Times (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 19 June I can't help smiling at the thought of his nibs and his very personal assistant caught in the act on the office floor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nibs
释义	nibsn. Brit. /nɪbz/, U.S. /nɪbz/ Forms: 1800s knibbs, 1800s– nibs. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymon: nib n.³ Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps related to nib n.³ Compare earlier nabs n. slang. Originally: the person in question, the person being (implicitly) alluded to. Now chiefly: the person in authority, as an employer, superior, etc. (frequently used ironically or with the implication that the person referred to has an excessive sense of his or her own importance). Cf. nabs n.Usually with possessive adjective as a mock title, as his nibs, her nibs, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > [noun] hadc900 lifesmaneOE maneOE world-maneOE ghostOE wyeOE lifeOE son of manOE wightc1175 soulc1180 earthmanc1225 foodc1225 person?c1225 creaturec1300 bodyc1325 beera1382 poppetc1390 flippera1400 wat1399 corsec1400 mortal?a1425 deadly?c1450 hec1450 personagec1485 wretcha1500 human1509 mundane1509 member1525 worma1556 homo1561 piece of flesh1567 sconce1567 squirrel?1567 fellow creature1572 Adamite1581 bloat herringa1586 earthling1593 mother's child1594 stuff1598 a piece of flesh1600 wagtail1607 bosom1608 fragment1609 boots1623 tick1631 worthy1649 earthlies1651 snap1653 pippin1665 being1666 personal1678 personality1678 sooterkin1680 party1686 worldling1687 human being1694 water-wagtail1694 noddle1705 human subject1712 piece of work1713 somebody1724 terrestrial1726 anybody1733 individual1742 character1773 cuss1775 jig1781 thingy1787 bod1788 curse1790 his nabs1790 article1796 Earthite1814 critter1815 potato1815 personeityc1816 nibs1821 somebody1826 tellurian1828 case1832 tangata1840 prawn1845 nigger1848 nut1856 Snooks1860 mug1865 outfit1867 to deliver the goods1870 hairpin1879 baby1880 possum1894 hot tamale1895 babe1900 jobbie1902 virile1903 cup of tea1908 skin1914 pisser1918 number1919 job1927 apple1928 mush1936 face1944 jong1956 naked ape1965 oke1970 punter1975 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who is self important bug1536 his nibs1821 panjandrum1825 prima ballerina1923 I AM1926 cheese1965 the mind > emotion > pride > self-importance > [noun] > person bug1536 bladder1579 God almighty1632 cockalorumc1796 his nibs1821 prima donna1834 fly on the (coach-)wheel1840 high muck-a-muck1856 nobs1877 high muckety-muck1882 muckamuck1883 Pooh Bah1886 prima ballerina1923 I AM1926 muckety-muck1927 Pooter1957 cheese1965 1821 Life D. Haggart 48 I said, ‘I will punsh outsides with your nibs, but not with that gloach.’ 1821 in Life D. Haggart Gloss. 172 Nibs, yourself. 1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 57 She flokessed his nibs, and hooked it off to his crib. c1865 B. A. Baker Glance at N.Y. i. v. 15 I say, Mike, do you know his knibbs? 1882 G. W. Peck Peck's Sunshine 131 A respectable merchant was going to the opera with a friend from the country, when a couple of sirens met them and one said to the other, ‘Look at his nibs.’ 1895 Punch 18 May 230/1 'Ard years these 'ere Nineties, my nibs, yus, and bizness 'as bin fur from prime. 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xxi. 333 Just to show his royal nibs that he's been thoughtless. 1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands ii. 18 They're settin' her nibs t'-day. 1919 G. S. Gordon Let. 30 June (1943) 115 We get on to the Caesar, and find their nibs strolling the quarterdeck after dinner. 1974 O. Manning Rain Forest ii. i. 141 Her nibs don't like me calling him ‘old bugger’. There's a snobby bitch, if you like! 2001 Evening Times (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 19 June I can't help smiling at the thought of his nibs and his very personal assistant caught in the act on the office floor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821
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