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nibs
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nɪbz
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nibz
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noun
his
/
her nibs,
Informal:
Often Facetious
.
a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
His nibs wants fresh strawberries in December.
Origin:
1815–25;
origin uncertain
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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nibs
esp. in His Nibs "boss, employer, self-important person," 1821, of unknown origin.
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