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nub

n.
US //ˈnəb// UK //nˈʌb// nub Archaic Humorous Informal Slang Vulgar
Synonyms
Etymology 1

Either directly from Middle Low German, or from knub, from a Middle Low German word (compare Low German Knubbel, Knobbel (“knot; lump”)). Compare knob.

Etymology 2

Variant spelling of noob.

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