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nippy

[nip-ee] / ˈnɪp i /


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On a nippy Monday night at the Zebulon in Frogtown, a man wearing a Jason Voorhees T-shirt steps onto a purple-lighted stage and stands next to a drum set.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

"Here you find luxury cars that you don't even see in Europe," joked Moustapha from the wheel of a nippy little Suzuki.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

Too many of United's attacking players are the nippy variety, who find it easier to operate in small spaces.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

Schiff’s rally, held on a nippy, mostly overcast morning, marked the start of a two-week statewide tour, with stops to include San Diego, Sacramento, Fresno and San Francisco.

From Washington Times • Feb. 11, 2023

There were tons of old people, arms wrapped around each other for protection from the nippy wind, probably on their hundredth date.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds




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