nobby

A man in a nobby suit tips his hat on a city street.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Fashionable or stylish: "nobby" describes someone or something that is smart, elegant, or of high quality, often used in slang contexts.
   • Exclusive or upper-class: It can also refer to people or things associated with the upper class or high society.

Usage Examples

• (He wore a very stylish, fashionable suit.)
• (The restaurant was too exclusive or high-class.)

Advanced Usage

• "to look nobby": to appear very fashionable or elegant.
  • She always looks nobby when she goes to the theatre. (She always appears very stylish.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nob (noun, slang): a person of wealth or high social standing.

  • The nobs sat in the front row at the opera. (The wealthy, upper-class people sat there.)

• Nobbily (adverb): in a fashionable or stylish manner.

  • He dressed nobbily for the job interview. (He dressed in a very stylish way.)

Synonyms

• Chic: elegantly and stylishly fashionable.
• Smart: neat and stylish in appearance.
• Classy: of high quality or stylish.

Related Idioms

• (No common idioms directly using "nobby" are widely recognized; it is a less common slang term.)

Phrasal Verbs

• (None; "nobby" is not commonly used in phrasal verbs.)