nobby

[ nob-ee ]

adjective

, British Slang.

, nob·bi·er, nob·bi·est.

1. fashionable or elegant; stylish; chic.
2. excellent; first-rate.

Other Words From

• nobbi·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of nobby¹

First recorded in 1780–90; nob ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

On Friday, a group of families - also including 1966 World Cup winner Nobby Stiles' son John - will present medical submissions to the High Court in London in the latest stage of a legal challenge being brought against the Football Association, its Welsh counterpart and international football's lawmakers Ifab.

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It also includes the family of 1966 World Cup winner Nobby Stiles, who died in 2020, and had prostate cancer and advanced dementia.

From BBC

A study found professional footballers were three-and-a-half times more likely to get dementia than non-players and there were high profile diagnoses of Bill's contemporaries, including England 1966 World Cup winners Nobby Stiles and Bobby Charlton.

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The Australian actress played Dawn, the girlfriend of Baron Cohen's character Nobby, a football fan who gets drawn into the world of his super-spy brother.

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It includes the family of 1966 World Cup winner Nobby Stiles, who died in 2020, and had prostate cancer and advanced dementia.

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Related Words

• classy
• dashing
• rakish
• spry
• stylish