NB

See also Nb, and N.-B.

English

Etymology

• (for nota bene) taken directly from Latin

Initialism

NB or N.B.

1. Nota bene; used in written English to introduce something to be noted.

   NB: Do not write below this line.

2. (Canada) New Brunswick (Canadian province)
3. North Bound
4. (US)(aviation) prefix code for NASA research bomber plane designations

Translations

Nota bene; used in written English to introduce something to be noted

Czech: pozn. (cs) Finnish: HUOM, Huom

Norwegian: NB (no), Notabene (no) Swedish: obs (sv), observera (sv)

New Brunswick

North Bound

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Welsh: DS

Abbreviation

NB

1. New Brunswick, a province of Canada.
2. West Nusa Tenggara, a province of Indonesia.

Anagrams

• bn

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French

Abbreviation

NB

1. Nouveau-Brunswick, a province of Canada

Alternative forms

• N.B., N. B., N.-B., N-B

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German

Abbreviation

NB

1. (apartment listing) Abbreviation of Neubau

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Latin

Abbreviation

NB

1. Abbreviation of nota bene.

Related terms

• notare
• bene
• bonus

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Mandarin

Etymology

An abbreviated, Romanised form of 牛逼 ("cow's cunt"), a phrase which was possibly influenced by the expression 吹牛皮 (chuī niú pí) which means "to brag".

Adjective

NB (Pinyin)

1. (slang) fucking awesome

   他小說寫的太NB了。 (trad.)

   他小说写的太NB了。 (simp.)

   The novels he writes are fucking awesome.

   哥們兒，別傻說，美國比英國NB，美國是超級大國！ (trad.)

   哥们儿，别傻说，美国比英国NB，美国是超级大国！ (simp.)

   Dude, don't talk shit. America's heaps stronger than Britain - U.S.A. is the superpower!

   這輛摩托車真NB，載了3個人還開這麼快。 (trad.)

   这辆摩托车真NB，载了3个人还开这么快。 (simp.)

   This motorbike's frigging awesome. Even with three people it still goes pretty fast.

Synonyms

synonyms of NB

niúbāi 牛掰 niúbī 牛逼 niúbī 牛屄 niúbí 牛鼻 niúbǐ 牛比

niúbǐ 牛B niúchā 牛叉 niúchā 牛X niú 牛

See also

• 傻逼
• 太强
• 酷比

References

• "牛逼" (in Mandarin/English). Nciku. URL accessed on 2009-06-20.
• Mandarin_slang on Wikipedia.en.Wikipedia:Mandarin_slang