nibs
/nɪbz/noun
his nibs
- informal a mock title used to refer to a self-important man, especially one in authority〈非正式〉上司; 要人; 妄自尊大者(尤用于讽刺自以为了不起的掌权者)。
词源
early 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.