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nabb

Pronunciation: /nabː/

“nabb” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a peg, hook, nail, or pin, especially a projection used for hanging or fastening something
  2. a tethering stake or peg
  3. a small rocky outcrop, knoll, or projection
  4. a newbie, noob; an inexperienced or incompetent user or player

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse nabbr (“peg, projection”), with Middle Norwegian forms nabbr and nobb. Related to nabbe (“rocky outcrop, knoll”) and nebb (“beak, bill; projection”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk nabb and nabbe (“peg, pin; rocky outcrop, knoll”).

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