nard

plural nards

1. countableuncountableA flowering plant of species Nardostachys jatamansi, in the valerian family, that grows in the Himalayas and is used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine.

   Synonyms: nardin, muskroot

2. countableuncountableA fragrant oil from the plant, formerly much prized.

   The Roman poet Horace refers to a lecherous old fop "scented with nard."

   1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 182

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   […]there cam a womã with an alablaſter boxe of oyntment / called narde / that was pure and coſtly / and ſhe brake the boxe ãd powred it on his heed.

   1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Mark xiiij:[3], folio lxvj, recto

3. countableuncountableAmerican spikenard (Aralia racemosa), a North American perennial herb with an aromatic root.

plural nards

1. USplural normallyslangA testicle.

   The soccer ball hit me right in the nards!

   2 more examples

   I’m sure whoever was in charge must have been one of the last of the Fulda Fucktards, you know, those generals who spent their nard-drop years training to defend West Germany from Ivan.

   2006, Max Brooks, World War Z

   Andrew, I gotta say, we go way back, and for most of that time, you've just straight-up sucked nards. Unpleasant to be around. Real nervous little bitch energy. But today, you're like 5% less that stuff.

   2026, Samantha Riley, “On No, I'm Still Talking” (15:08 from the start), in Anthony Chun, director, DANG!, season 1, episode 7, spoken by Cliff, via Netflix

   Synonyms: ball, nut

alternative narde

1. uncountableA Persian game similar to backgammon.

1. A diminutive of the male given name Bernard.
2. obsoleteObsolete spelling of Nart

   "Nard", a people reported by tradition to have formerly posessed this country (Circassia).

   1839, James Stanislaus Bell, Journal of a Residence in Circassia during the Years 1837, 1838, and 1839