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nickable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈnɪkəbəl/

Etymology

From nick + -able.

Meanings

1. Capable of being nicked (given a small cut or clip).
   • Armpits are soft and tender and highly nickable. And sure, guys have a lot of face to shave, but that acreage doesn't compare to shaving two whole legs. 2004, Jason Boyett, A Guy's Guide to Life, page 121:
   • He drove right at, and through, the platform. It began to move, but I'd have nicked it myself, had it been nickable. 1951, John Wyndham, Pawley's Peepholes:
2. (UK, slang) Liable to be stolen.
   • Meanwhile, the trade will have to make them [laptops] much, much cheaper, without compromising the screen: even at £500 a time they would be too nickable to walk home from school with. 2007, Libby Purves, A Little Learning, page 65:

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