nob·by

[nob-ee]
adjective, nob·bi·er, nob·bi·est. British Slang.
1.
fashionable or elegant; stylish; chic.
2.
excellent; first-rate.

Origin:
1780–90; nob2 + -y1

nob·bi·ly, adverb
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nob2 (nɒb) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
slang chiefly (Brit) a person of social distinction
 
[C19: of uncertain origin]
 
'nobby2
 
adj
 
'nobbily2
 
adv

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Nobby is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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