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nobbies

idiom
Vulgar Cockney rhyming slang · East London
Meaning

piles


Origin

via Nobby Stiles

Examples
SIMPLE

He has nobbies of old books in his room.

CONTEXTUAL

The office floor was covered in nobbies of paperwork that the manager needed to organize.

COMPLEX

She navigated the narrow hallway, carefully stepping over the nobbies of discarded clothing and dusty boxes that had accumulated over the years.

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