nigh

might nigh

colloquial, old-fashioned Very close to; almost; nearly. Hey, don't feel bad that you're still single—shoot, I was might nigh 40 by the time I met my wife! I heard it's going to be might nigh 100 degrees on Saturday. She was might nigh frozen to death by the time we fished her out of that lake.

See also: might, nigh

mighty nigh

colloquial, old-fashioned Very close to; almost; nearly. Hey, don't feel bad that you're still single—shoot, I was mighty nigh 40 by the time I met my wife! I heard it's going to be mighty nigh 100 degrees on Saturday. She was mighty nigh frozen to death by the time we fished her out of that lake.

See also: mighty, nigh

the end is nigh

cliché The end of the world will occur at any moment; Armageddon is at hand. (Usually used in reference to the religious belief of a final judgment being enacted by God.) We are all sinners, and the time is at hand to repent. The end is nigh! The religious zealot walked along the street, holding aloft a sign that read, "The End is Nigh."

See also: end, nigh

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might(y) nigh

Rur. very nearly. We mighty nigh lost Mary that time she fell through the ice in the river. That was might nigh the worst night of my life.

See also: might, nigh

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