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nibs

[nibz]
–noun
his or her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, esp. one who is demanding and tyrannical: His nibs wants fresh strawberries in December.

Origin:
1815–25; orig. uncert.
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nibs 
esp. in His Nibs "boss, employer, self-important person," 1821, of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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