Nublet vs Niblet - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between nublet and niblet

is that nublet is a small nub or protrusion while niblet is a small piece of something, especially of snack food.

nublet

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)

A small nub or protrusion.

* 1995 , Carol Higgins Clark, Iced , Warner Books (2009), ISBN 9780446537131, unnumbered page:

“What I've been thinking about is that customer you told me about who brought in the pants with the green nublets on them.”

* 2011 , Colin Baines, Harry Cocque: That's Reet Boy! , Matador (2011), ISBN 9781848767737, page 77:

I particularly enjoyed watching Fanny Muffet serving behind the bar in a blouse cut so low you could almost see her nublets .

* 2013 , Hannah Weyer, On the Come Up , Nan A. Talese (2013), ISBN 9780385537339, unnumbered page:

AnnMarie's shirt had got ripped clear down the front, her ta-tas hanging out, even though they was just little nublets blowing in the wind.

Etymology 2

Noun

(en noun)

An especially inexperienced or annoying noob.

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* 2007 , Game Informer Magazine , Volume 17, Issues 4-7, page 81:

And, now that we think about it, reanimating the husks of fallen Avatar walkers with engineers and using them to literally rip apart the enemy's tank brigade gets across the fact that your opponent is, in fact, a little "nublet " who needs to "l2p."

* 2010 , Harrison Dahme, " Starcraft II: The Long Awaited Sequel", The Howl (Woodsworth College), Volume 3, Number 5, 1 November 2010, page 8:

When I was twelve, I spent endless hours in my basement blasting through hordes of nublets , perfecting my build order.

niblet

English

Noun

(en noun)

A small piece of something, especially of snack food.

A kernel of corn, usually from a can.

* 1995 September 21, Larry David, “The Engagement”, Seinfeld , season 7, episode 1, National Broadcasting Company:

Jerry Seinfeld: She eats her peas one at a time.I've seen her eat Corn Niblets . But she scooped them.