Etymology

nub

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nub · noun, verb1

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

nub · noun2

Alternative form.

nub · noun3

Acronym.

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