nippy
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Is nippy a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle Yes
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (UK, informal) Fast; speedy.Examples: "A Rolls Royce will not do if you need an economical, nippy car that is easy to park."UKinformal
2. (informal) Of the weather, rather cold.Examples: "Gosh, it's a bit nippy today: I'd better wear my gloves."; "Raj took a deep breath, and reached out to give Armitage the gentlest little stroke. “It’s nippy out. Let’s take him inside.”"informal
3. (Scotland, informal) Annoying; irritating.Scotlandinformal
4. (Scotland) Sharp in taste.Scotland
5. (Scotland) Curt.Scotland
6. (Scotland) Parsimonious.Scotland
noun (English)
1. (UK, historical) A waitress in a Lyons Corner House.Examples: "It was the task of the Lyons' waitress, the Nippy, groomed and trained by the management to be an efficient public servant, to mediate between patrons and the establishment as well as between different classes and tastes […]"; "The Nippy became a national icon, symbolic of the girl next door, always approachable and proper; […]"UKhistorical
Definition source: Wiktionary