nub

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Noun 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Dialect knub (knob), possibly from Low German Knubbel.

[edit] Noun

nub (plural nubs)

1. The essence or core of something.

   What do you think is the nub of the problem?

2. A small lump or knob.
3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (vulgar, slang) The clitoris.

[edit] Etymology 2

noob

[edit] Noun

nub (plural nubs)

1. (Internet, slang) A noob; a newcomer or incompetent.

   He can't even make himself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? What a nub.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: bnu
• bun, BUN