Green’s Dictionary of Slang

nora adj.

(S.Afr. gay) stupid.

2003

K. Cage Gayle 84/2: Nora adj. stupid (My students are so Nora!) [Unlike most of the female names in Gayle which are alliterative, this word is probably from igNORAnt].

In compounds

nora nesbit (n.)

(S.Afr. gay) a stupid person.

2003

K. Cage Gayle 84/2: Nora Nesbit n. stupid person (Don’t try to explain. She’s a real Nora Nesbit).