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Haha. Indeed, a little nippy for standing about. 😁👌
I assume because it wasn’t as nippy as it hoped to be.
The forecast is calling for nipply I mean nippy weather
5 miles after work. A wee bit nippy out there.
So what is the chilling effect? Nippy or in-nippy?
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Inclined to nip; bitey.
Small, nippy and ever present in the England set-up, the Fulham winger [Rachel Yankey] is one of the the most recognisable faces in the game.
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(informal, weather) Rather cold.
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(UK, informal) Fast; speedy.
“Bit nippy Id hate to be out in the open seas in thi........ Oh bugger!!!!!!”
The jaunty 1969 crime caper about the cockney casanova of crime who pulls off a bullion heist in Turin during an England versus Italy football match using three nippy Mini Coopers—red, white and blue—speaks of a forgotten age in England.
“The forecast is calling for nipply I mean nippy weather”
— Bluesky· May 2026“5 miles after work. A wee bit nippy out there.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“So what is the chilling effect? Nippy or in-nippy?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Bit nippy Id hate to be out in the open seas in thi........ Oh bugger!!!!!!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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