nippy sweetien.

Brit.

/ˌnɪpɪ ˈswiːti/, U.S.

/ˌnɪpi ˈswidi/, Scottish English

/ˌnɪpɪ ˈswitɪ/

Forms: 1900s– nippie sweetie, 1900s– nippy sweetie.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nippy adj., sweetie n.

Etymology: < nippy adj. + sweetie n. In sense 1 perhaps after nip n.⁴It would seem likely that the word was first used in sense 3, although this is first attested slightly later.

Chiefly Scottish.

1. A drink of spirits, esp. of whisky; whisky.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > [noun] > small quantity of

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nippy sweetie1974

1974 B. Connolly Solo Concert (MS transcript of comedy routine) (O.E.D. Archive) I'm terrified of flying. And before I fly, I have four or five pints of the foaming ale, and four or five little whiskies, sometimes known as nippy sweeties.

1985 M. Munro Patter 49 How about a nippie sweetie to finish off?

1990 I. Rankin Hide & Seek 166 He..exchanged the names of local watering holes with him, making promises of a drink, a nippy sweetie some night in the future.

1999 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 9 Jan. If you're only old enough for sweeties, and not for nippie sweeties, the Aberdeen Youth Festival in August is a feast for the ears.

1999 Financial Mail (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 20 Dec. Nippy sweetie price watch... In all, there are 127 brands of whisky available on the SA market.

2. A sharp-tongued or peevish person, esp. a woman.

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the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > peevishness > [noun] > peevish person

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nippy sweetie1985

1985 M. Munro Patter 49 Just keep out of that yin's road; she's a bit of a nippy sweetie.

1992 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 17 Feb. 18 I was informed by the clerkess, a real nippy sweetie if ever there was one, that they had doled out some 11,000 punts that day.

2001 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 10 Jan. The nippy sweetie in the AA Insurance ad, bawling the face off her wimpish husband because he asked her if she hadn't phoned them.

3. A sharp-tasting sweet, or one which makes the mouth hot. Also in extended use.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > acid sweets

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nippy sweetie1994

1994 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 16 June Latest smart thing to do for the rich young German is to suck a Fisherman's Friend. For some reason the original nippy sweetie has become a trendy accessory in the land of 1,000 types of sausage.

2000 Times (Nexis) 19 July The emphasis on the word ‘English’ was sufficiently strong to suggest he had just swallowed a nippie sweetie and that the English..were rather distasteful.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nippy sweetie
释义	nippy sweetien. Brit. /ˌnɪpɪ ˈswiːti/, U.S. /ˌnɪpi ˈswidi/, Scottish English /ˌnɪpɪ ˈswitɪ/ Forms: 1900s– nippie sweetie, 1900s– nippy sweetie. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nippy adj., sweetie n. Etymology: < nippy adj. + sweetie n. In sense 1 perhaps after nip n.⁴It would seem likely that the word was first used in sense 3, although this is first attested slightly later. Chiefly Scottish. 1. A drink of spirits, esp. of whisky; whisky. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > [noun] > small quantity of nipper1844 nip1869 jigger1870 tickler1889 nippy sweetie1974 1974 B. Connolly Solo Concert (MS transcript of comedy routine) (O.E.D. Archive) I'm terrified of flying. And before I fly, I have four or five pints of the foaming ale, and four or five little whiskies, sometimes known as nippy sweeties. 1985 M. Munro Patter 49 How about a nippie sweetie to finish off? 1990 I. Rankin Hide & Seek 166 He..exchanged the names of local watering holes with him, making promises of a drink, a nippy sweetie some night in the future. 1999 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 9 Jan. If you're only old enough for sweeties, and not for nippie sweeties, the Aberdeen Youth Festival in August is a feast for the ears. 1999 Financial Mail (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 20 Dec. Nippy sweetie price watch... In all, there are 127 brands of whisky available on the SA market. 2. A sharp-tongued or peevish person, esp. a woman. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > peevishness > [noun] > peevish person fretcharda1640 fretter1649 petulant1682 Gummidge1873 nippy sweetie1985 1985 M. Munro Patter 49 Just keep out of that yin's road; she's a bit of a nippy sweetie. 1992 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 17 Feb. 18 I was informed by the clerkess, a real nippy sweetie if ever there was one, that they had doled out some 11,000 punts that day. 2001 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 10 Jan. The nippy sweetie in the AA Insurance ad, bawling the face off her wimpish husband because he asked her if she hadn't phoned them. 3. A sharp-tasting sweet, or one which makes the mouth hot. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > acid sweets sour-sweet1603 acid drop1783 acidulated drop1827 acidulated tablet1889 acid tablet1893 sour-ball1900 nippy sweetie1994 1994 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 16 June Latest smart thing to do for the rich young German is to suck a Fisherman's Friend. For some reason the original nippy sweetie has become a trendy accessory in the land of 1,000 types of sausage. 2000 Times (Nexis) 19 July The emphasis on the word ‘English’ was sufficiently strong to suggest he had just swallowed a nippie sweetie and that the English..were rather distasteful. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1974
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