nubbin

English

Etymology

Perhaps nub +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnʌbɪn/
Audio (AU) (file)

Noun

nubbin (plural nubbins)

A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple.
(informal) A small protuberance, bud, bump, or knob.
As an avid button collector, I have had to develop an efficient way of removing the nubbin of thread from the buttonhole.
(slang) The clitoris.

References

nubbin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
“nubbin”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
“nubbin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈnubːbiːn/

Adjective

nubbin

essive of nubbi

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