nipply

a tit bit nipply

vulgar slang Particularly cold or chilly. A pun on the phrase "a tad bit nippy," using "tit" (a vulgar slang term for "breast") and "nipply" to refer to the fact that one's nipples become firm and pronounced when exposed to cold temperatures. Oh man, it's a tit bit nipply out there, isn't it! I feel like mine could cut glass, it's so cold! You should really wear a coat, it's a tit bit nipply. The winters up here are a tit bit nipply—that's why we winter in Florida now.

See also: bit, nipply, tit

nipply

rude slang Quite cold or chilly. A pun on the word "nippy" (meaning "cold"), referring to the fact that one's nipples become firm and pronounced when exposed to cold temperatures. Oh man, it's a bit nipply out there, isn't it! I feel like mine could cut glass, it's so cold!

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nipply

mod. [of weather] cold. (A play on nippy [weather] and what such weather may do to the human nipples.) It’s a little nipply out this morning.

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