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Eugeni · 06-11-2004, 02:38 AM

Hi all TFPers

I am a non-native speaker of english. And I cant figure out what nubs mean. I bump into it in this nofx song:

Quote:

It’s kinda hard to wear high heels, or slip on banana peels
How does she get in and out of tubs
I hope she don’t get mad, I hope she thinks this song is good not bad
Cause we think that she’s totally rad, she’s nubs.

No fingers, no toes, she doesn’t own elbows,
No phalanges no knobby knees to knock
She don’t need knuckles or hands to go see punk rock bands
She’s always in the stands, she’s nubs
She can’t pick up a phone, she can’t get dressed alone
She’s got no funny bone, she’s nubs
No shoes for feet but we sure do think she’s neat, she’s nubs, she’s nubs, she’s nubs.

I asked her if she want a drink, I asked her if she liked toronto,
I asked her to go out to the bar, but all she said was no, no and no

It was time for us to leave, so I grabbed and shook her sleeve
And told her I’d see her at the next club she got into a pack
And some guy put her on his back, she said goodbye and kinda waved her stub

She’s got beauitful eyes, and breasts regular size,
But without calves and thighs, she’s nubs
It’s hard to give good head or get tied to a bed,
When all you’ve got is a body and head, she’s nubs

She’s nubs, she’s nubs, she’s nubs...
Oh she may not walk the walk, and she may not like to talk
But boy she sure knows how to rock, she’s nubs.

I looked up dictionary.cambridge.org and:

Quote:

nub
noun [U]
the most important or basic part of something:
What do you think is the nub of the problem?

And this doesn't make sense to me. Then I looked up in Urbandictionary.com where everyone posts their definitions and I found a few definitions that make sense but I can tell if one is the most comon one or the one that suits better the song. Here they go:

Quote:

a) when a chick has no arms and legs
she nubs man

b) cool, used when something is really awesome
dude, that show last night was nubs as hell

c) weirdo

So this is my dilema.

Yakk · 06-11-2004, 07:04 AM

The song is a pun on both (a) and (b), a play on words.

Averett · 06-11-2004, 08:07 AM

Looks like it means "Cool"

Stupid lyrics though!

Giltwist · 06-11-2004, 08:14 AM

nub (n) - A small protuberance

In this case, the nubs in question refer to the remaining parts of appendages after amputation.

losthellhound · 06-11-2004, 08:33 AM

she has no arms or legs.. just nubs.. stoopid song

kurtisj · 06-13-2004, 09:13 PM

hey fellas, nofx is badass. dont judge them by only one song! they have enough offending songs to piss off the whole family. yea nubs meand both "cool, and without limbs

Eugeni · 06-16-2004, 11:48 PM

thanks all and kurtisj is right, nofx kicks ass and just intend to cause reaction.

rsl12 · 06-17-2004, 04:35 AM

hahahah that's a funny song.

Church · 06-17-2004, 09:58 PM

Always consult the Urban Dictionary.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nub&f=1

roadkill · 06-17-2004, 10:13 PM

nubs to gamers is like a new person; i highly doubht that they are useing it in that since!

Nafter · 06-19-2004, 07:48 PM

nubs in a gamer sense is a superbastardisation of newb - as in newbie , new person at the game, usually shite heh,
As someone said before nubs is both "cool" and nub is a small protrusion/lump so if you have nubs for arms you basicly have little stubs.

whocarz · 06-21-2004, 10:43 AM

A nubbin is the smallest unit of measure (scientifically proven). =P

06-11-2004, 07:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Yakk Wehret Den Anfängen! Location: Ontario, Canada	The song is a pun on both (a) and (b), a play on words. __________________ Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.

06-11-2004, 08:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
Averett Is In Love Location: I'm workin' on it	Looks like it means "Cool" Stupid lyrics though! __________________ Absence is to love what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.

06-11-2004, 08:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
losthellhound Thats MR. Muffin Face now Location: Everywhere work sends me	she has no arms or legs.. just nubs.. stoopid song __________________ "Life is possible only with illusions. And so, the question for the science of mental health must become an absolutely new and revolutionary one, yet one that reflects the essence of the human condition: On what level of illusion does one live?" -- Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death

06-13-2004, 09:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
kurtisj Insane Location: The Wick	hey fellas, nofx is badass. dont judge them by only one song! they have enough offending songs to piss off the whole family. yea nubs meand both "cool, and without limbs __________________ Marvin the Mountie Always Gets His Kurtisj.

06-16-2004, 11:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
Eugeni Crazy Location: everywhere else	thanks all and kurtisj is right, nofx kicks ass and just intend to cause reaction. __________________ titular

06-11-2004, 08:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
Giltwist Insane Location: Pennsylvania	nub (n) - A small protuberance In this case, the nubs in question refer to the remaining parts of appendages after amputation.

06-17-2004, 04:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
rsl12 On the lam Location: northern va	hahahah that's a funny song. __________________ oh baby oh baby, i like gravy.

06-17-2004, 09:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
Church Tilted F*ckhead Location: New Jersey	Always consult the Urban Dictionary. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nub&f=1 __________________ Through counter-intelligence, it should be possible to pinpoint potential trouble makers, and neutralize them.

06-17-2004, 10:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
roadkill Insane	nubs to gamers is like a new person; i highly doubht that they are useing it in that since!

06-19-2004, 07:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
Nafter Insane Location: The Eng	nubs in a gamer sense is a superbastardisation of newb - as in newbie , new person at the game, usually shite heh, As someone said before nubs is both "cool" and nub is a small protrusion/lump so if you have nubs for arms you basicly have little stubs. __________________ I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."

06-21-2004, 10:43 AM	#12 (permalink)
whocarz Jarhead Location: Colorado	A nubbin is the smallest unit of measure (scientifically proven). =P __________________ If there exists anything mightier than destiny, then it is the courage to face destiny unflinchingly. -Geibel Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else. -Marcus Aurelius Come on, you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever? -GySgt. Daniel J. "Dan" Daly