nibs
noun🔊/nɪbz/
🔊/nɪbz/
Word Originearly 19th cent.: of unknown origin; compare with earlier nabs, used similarly with a possessive adjective as in his nabs, on the pattern of references to the aristocracy such as his lordship.
Idioms Idioms
his nibs
- (old-fashioned, British English, informal)
used to refer to a man who is, or thinks he is, more important than other people （用以称自命不凡的人） What time did his nibs get up? 他的笔尖什么时候起床？