nub /nʌb/noun 8verb 4forms 3 noun8 •A small knob or lump. •The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.What do you think is the nub of the problem? •(slang, vulgar) The clitoris.“ — and then rub her nub with the bridge of your nose, right where the nerve will drive her straight to the ceiling!” — 2007 •(informal) A pointing stick. •(informal) The genital tubercle. •(slang, offensive) Acronym of new underway bitch or non-useful body (“an underqualified crewmember, generally regarded as inexperienced and unhelpful”).Get qualified, nub! •A passage of Shakespearean blank verse.To an audience a clever nub can pass for Shakespeare himself. — 2013 •(no longer used) The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon. verb4 •To hit the ball weakly. •To push; to nudge. •To extemporize a passage of Shakespearean blank verseIn Shall we Shog?, Globe artistic director Mark Rylance hilariously found himself having to nub the Quarto version of Hamlet's speech to the players. — 2009 •To beckon. formsnubbed · nubbing · nubs
