nignayn.

Brit.

/ˈnɪɡneɪ/, U.S.

/ˈnɪɡˌneɪ/, Scottish English

/ˈnɪɡne/, Irish English

/ˈnɪɡneː/

Forms: Scottish pre-1700 niggnay, pre-1700 1800s nignaye, 1700s nagnaye, 1700s–1800s nignae, 1700s–1800s nignye, 1800s nignaw, 1800s nigs and naws (plural), 1800s– nigmanie; Irish English (northern) 1800s– nignoy, 1900s– nignay.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain: compare knick-knack n.

Scottish and Irish English (northern).

A worthless or trifling action or thing.

ΚΠ

a1689 W. Cleland Coll. Poems (1697) 92 He was not for the French Nig nayes, But briskly to his Brethren sayes [etc.].

1730 A. Ramsay Twa Cats & Cheese in Fables & Tales 44 Poor Pousies now the daffin saw, Of gawn for nignyes to the law.

1813 E. Picken Misc. Poems I. 124 Naething now fills the bole or pantry, But some nignye that crams the gentry.

1835 D. Webster Orig. Sc. Rhymes 195 Numerous Nig-naws from New Zealand.

1880 W. H. Patterson Gloss. Words Antrim & Down 73 Nignays, Nignoys, useless profitless doings.

1884 J. Nicholson Willie Waugh 23 He had a lot o' curious auld nig-nayes.

1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 235/2 Nignay, nignoy, a knick-knack, a plaything, a useless activity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nignay
释义	nignayn. Brit. /ˈnɪɡneɪ/, U.S. /ˈnɪɡˌneɪ/, Scottish English /ˈnɪɡne/, Irish English /ˈnɪɡneː/ Forms: Scottish pre-1700 niggnay, pre-1700 1800s nignaye, 1700s nagnaye, 1700s–1800s nignae, 1700s–1800s nignye, 1800s nignaw, 1800s nigs and naws (plural), 1800s– nigmanie; Irish English (northern) 1800s– nignoy, 1900s– nignay. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain: compare knick-knack n. Scottish and Irish English (northern). A worthless or trifling action or thing. ΚΠ a1689 W. Cleland Coll. Poems (1697) 92 He was not for the French Nig nayes, But briskly to his Brethren sayes [etc.]. 1730 A. Ramsay Twa Cats & Cheese in Fables & Tales 44 Poor Pousies now the daffin saw, Of gawn for nignyes to the law. 1813 E. Picken Misc. Poems I. 124 Naething now fills the bole or pantry, But some nignye that crams the gentry. 1835 D. Webster Orig. Sc. Rhymes 195 Numerous Nig-naws from New Zealand. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gloss. Words Antrim & Down 73 Nignays, Nignoys, useless profitless doings. 1884 J. Nicholson Willie Waugh 23 He had a lot o' curious auld nig-nayes. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 235/2 Nignay, nignoy, a knick-knack, a plaything, a useless activity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1689
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