nip·py (np)
adj. nip·pi·er, nip·pi·est
1. Bitingly cold: a nippy
fall day.
It came to me in a flash
Sometimes I have revelations about
stuff. Sometimes they're about important things, like how to
remove inaccessible brain tumors. Other times, like just
now, it's stuff that's not that consequential, but is in the
interest of word etymology. The origin and historical development
of the word "nippy" wasn't known—until just now. Now it is.
You're welcome.
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One of my uncles (who got shot 3 separate times while fighting the jungle wars in the Pacific in WWII as a Marine) said once that when you shoot down a Japanese plane and the pilot bails out, there's a nip in the air.
ReplyDelete"Ya gotta nip it in the bud!"
ReplyDeleteB. Fife
I know it's not etymology, but …
ReplyDeleteThis one time? In English class?
We learned how to parse nip.
stuff like that drives me bananas
ReplyDeleteBocopro, I always heard it was "Japanese pilot weather"... There's a little nip in the air.
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for James Hooker to chime in...
ReplyDeleteolds-mo-william
When I was 17 I used to love working in the frozen food aisle of the grocery store in summer time. Oh yeah.
ReplyDeleteShe's about due for a nip and tuck.
ReplyDeleteWOW!...Gives me a sudden bust of energy!
ReplyDelete"It came to me in a flash."
ReplyDeleteThat's a howler. In the frozen food isle. *slaps knee*
Nobody understands the perils of Southern living like you, Rodge. You drive around in triple digit temps with the top down, grab a pint of B&J, and wham!
Helly, you do always find the Easter Egg.
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