"Uncle Knobhead" is a vulgar British/Northern English slang term used to describe an irritating, foolish, or contemptible man who is oblivious to how others perceive him. It combines "uncle" with "knobhead" (a term for the glans penis), implying the person is acting like a complete idiot or, time out.
Written by Ian Jones Contributor, Manchester Thursday 19 February 2015. Nobhead. noun \ˈnäb-ed\ Definition: An irritating person who is oblivious to how they are perceived.
It's 'knobhead', as in the head of a knob, with 'knob' being a slang reference to the penis. A 'nob' is someone from the aristocracy. Many are no doubt knobheads, but the head of a nob isn't really an insult. nob1 nɒb/Submit noun British informal a person of wealth or high social position.
In British slang, "nob" (or "nobs") refers to a wealthy, upper-class, or socially important person, often used informally and sometimes derisively to mean a toff or aristocrat, though it can also mean a head or be confused with "knob" (idiot/penis). It comes from an older term for smart or "nobby" people and is now considered somewhat old-fashioned, with "toff" or "bigwig" being similar.
“Nob” meaning “rich or powerful person” is now rare, and is a bit derogatory. “Knob” is also used as an insult - not only in the “sexual” meaning - but just as “an obnoxious or pompous person”. That's the only time I have heard the word “nob” in England - as a joke. “That nob is a knob.”
The slang term "berk" is a contraction of "Berkeley Hunt", which in turn refers to the English vulgarity "cunt" (the usage is dated to the 1930s). It is an example of Cockney rhyming slang. The "berk" in Berkeley is pronounced /ˈbɑːk/, but in Cockney it is pronounced /ˈbɜːk/, as in American English.
Bloke. This widely used British slang terms is not only common in the United Kingdom, but also in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. The American equivalent of “bloke” would be “guy” or “dude”, which is simply another word for “man”. My classmate, Jim, is a really nice bloke. / Did you see a bloke wearing a red jacket ...
'Dicky' is a charming little word that dances through the corridors of British slang, carrying with it an array of meanings and connotations. At its core, 'dicky' serves as an adjective to describe something weak or fragile, particularly when referring to health.
(mildly derogatory). A stupid person; a fool, an idiot.” The first OED citation for the figurative use is from 1967, the most recent from a rugby magazine in 2004: “Those mindless pillocks in New Zealand who slated England for the way they played in Wellington in June.”
"Numpty" is a classic bit of British slang that's used to describe someone who's a bit silly, daft, or lacking in common sense. It's often playful and not meant to be harsh – think of it as the kind of word you'd use when your mate does something a bit daft, like locking themselves out of the house!
Both the Oxford English and the English Dialect Dictionaries list nobby as being of a rich man, a nob or toff, or “smart”, and gives it a wide distribution, so smart persons were "nobby".
